I recall an old post on here about a guy who tested several props and had great success with the Mercury 25p Tempest on this FXR 21.
Anyone tried this?
Also, does one need a Mercury Prop Hub kit for a Yamaha SHO?
I recall an old post on here about a guy who tested several props and had great success with the Mercury 25p Tempest on this FXR 21.
Anyone tried this?
Also, does one need a Mercury Prop Hub kit for a Yamaha SHO?
Yes you need a hub kit. I have a 24p fury on mine currently and will be getting some results over the weekend.
Hello what were your results sir
Boats can be different. The, stock, 25p Tempest (brand new) was not that great for me. The stock T-2 was only about 1mph better, and that same prop, later blueprinted, only improved another 1 mph. This was all on a ‘21 FXR 21.
New ZXR20. Hydraulic Jackplate. 3/4 tank of fuel, full tourney load with just me at 285 lbs.
Stock 25 t2 I'm getting 73.8 @6100rpm regularly, touched just over 74 a couple of times but not consistently. Great handling, some chinewalk above 70.
25 Fury I only saw 71.7 @5950rpm No chinewalk, came out of the hole really well.
26 Bravo FS 72.8 @6050rpm. Comes out of the hole quick and handles awesome. No walking at all.
25 Tempest 71.3 @6100rpm. All holes plugged, blow out on take off no matter how low I ran the jackplate. Not much bow lift on my boat.
Just the little bit of my testing on the newer hull. All of these props were new out of the box.
Last edited by slim110; 11-15-2021 at 12:02 PM.
2022 Skeeter ZXR20
The Tempest sucks in brand new condition. I will never buy one brand new. It's a waste of money. I only buy used Tempest props. Then, I send them to Mark. They typically gain 3-5 mph after Mark is done with them. They also make the Skeeter easier to drive. The T-1/T-2 props have too much bow lift. The Tempest lifts more evenly, so you don't get much chine walk.
Gitcha Bass On!
2015 ZX225
Get some cup added by croxton and let him do his work.
I have a brand new 25 pitch tempest plus plugged all holes ran phenomenal but I have to go 1/2 throttle out of hole Or I get cavitation are blowout higher rpm or whatever you call it you can mash throttle down but as of the boat starts to come over you got a let off the throttle I took it out ran it twice kind of gave up on it
Top speed was faster than the T2 I wish that Prop would work for me because it would be phenomenal it explodes out of the hole