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Hey Dharr… hoping to get your thoughts one more time. Here's my update:

I bought a Solas 4 blade 8.75" 7P prop, and it was not successful, but there was MAJOR change. I went from 4600 RPM to...

So... I bought a Solas 4 blade 8.75" 7P prop, and it was not successful, but there was MAJOR change. I went from 4600 RPM to around 7000 RPM WOT (engine is rated for 5400-6100). I felt what I...

Slotcarracr…. I'm curious why the 3 blade 11 pitch instead of the 3 blade 10 pitch that was on it? I'm about to type a separate update on what I tried and what happened...but I'm curious what your...

If I'm topping out at 4600 now, and the max is 6100... would it make that big of an RPM difference to go to 4 blade and from a 10p to a 7 or 5p? I'll try that and see. How about diameter? Do I...

Smoken...It does have a power trim. i'll look to see if it can drop any lower, but it seems to me that it's getting pretty far down. I need to read some on trimming the motor, I honestly don't...

I marked the hub before I went out yesterday, and i think the results tell me not spun....but I'm not positive. The mark was slightly off of where it started...probably 1/8". I assume that's...

You may be right on this.... I got to the lake yesterday and found that my WOT is lower than I was guessing. I was at 5.35mph at 2850rpm, 6.9mph at 4200 rpm (feels like half throttle), and 8.05mph...

Hey Dharr,
I'm about to ask a really dumb question.... so are you saying that a 21 pitch is a lower pitch than a 19 pitch? So the pitch is inverse to number? The higher the number, the lower the...

Thanks Dubee....also super helpful. I invite you to try to test drive a boat in Pennsylvania in February next time you're up here. It's a 2016 boat in excellent shape gone over by my mechanic. I...

skennedy.... I don't think that's the case....it sounds quiet and smooth, it's just doggishly slow. Before I took the boat on the water I took it straight to my marine mechanic to have him go over...

21XDC....Thanks! i'll look into that, it fits what I was thinking on going to a four blade, and it's a little smaller than the 10" Solas (which is why I'm guessing Solas doesn't list theirs for my...

I posted this in the tracker section of bassboat forums in the top speed section....then just found that there's an actual "props" forum, so I'm copying here to see if I can get some more insight or...

no, I'm sure my motors not too high. I sometimes wonder if it's too low, but don't know how to determine that. I'm anxious to get to the lake again so I can check the possibility of the spun...

So... from what I'm reading, which again is kindof tough finding things that fit my situation... my 2016 Merc 20hp Fourstroke says it's WOT rpm range is 5400-6100. I'd have to check this next time...

Also, as far as getting everything out and getting on plane....I don't see it happening, but I'm working on it. I'm slowly emptying the gas tank (21.5 gal) so I can get it out with only a few...

Hey Dharr.... I think you're leading me down a couple of correct paths, which I greatly appreciate.

The prop says "10p" on it, so I assume it's a 10 pitch. From what I read, the pitch # should be...

was that a 2 stroke or 4 stroke 25hp? I don't know much about this...but my understanding is the 2 stroke 9.9hp makes the power of a 20hp 4 stroke.... though I have no idea if thats correct or not. ...

I have a TXW 175... I mainly crappie fish and cat fish. I would really like an above motor trolling rod rack like the one on a lowe cat 18 (see here:...

2016 Tracker TXW 175, 20HP Merc....top speed 7.5mph!!! Whoooohooooo!!!!!!

I bought this boat from a seller telling me he got just over 20mph with the 20 horse...I was happy to hear that. Turns...