2003 and pro max prop?

[K-DAWG]

Any of you boys run a pro max on your 2003 yet? I got my hands on a 26 and so far I am very pleased with it. I haven't ran it to see what she will run on top but, the boat responds to trim extremely well. It carries the bow as good or better than anything I have ran to date. I have never ran a OT4 or a Hydromotive so..........The blades look very similar to a ET blade. ET's have always ran really good on my boat. I am running the 226 Pro XS with 1.62 gearing. I am looking for a good load carrying prop that will get me 85. Not sure if this prop will get me there, thinking I am going to need a 27 or 28. I ran one back when I have 5.5inches of set back and I only saw 81. But, I think the boat runs a lot better now with the added set back. Still working on the PVS/blow out ring for the best take off. So far the best was solid PVS plugs and no blow out ring. Any of you 2003 guys ran a pro max yet? What did you think?

[tritontr21]

Any of you boys run a pro max on your 2003 yet? I got my hands on a 26 and so far I am very pleased with it. I haven't ran it to see what she will run on top but, the boat responds to trim extremely well. It carries the bow as good or better than anything I have ran to date. I have never ran a OT4 or a Hydromotive so..........The blades look very similar to a ET blade. ET's have always ran really good on my boat. I am running the 226 Pro XS with 1.62 gearing. I am looking for a good load carrying prop that will get me 85. Not sure if this prop will get me there, thinking I am going to need a 27 or 28. I ran one back when I have 5.5inches of set back and I only saw 81. But, I think the boat runs a lot better now with the added set back. Still working on the PVS/blow out ring for the best take off. So far the best was solid PVS plugs and no blow out ring. Any of you 2003 guys ran a pro max yet? What did you think?

Not a 2003 but I have ran a 28 Promax loaded with a passenger and full tank to 86 on my 21 with a 250 1.75 gears so I would venture to say a 26 w/1.62's should pretty much do the same. I was hard on the limiter though!

[AllyFishing]

TXP's run real stiff and like to be run real high. That's where they shine over others

[myron]

I run a 27 with a 225 pro max, I like it a lot

[K-DAWG]

Not a 2003 but I have ran a 28 Promax loaded with a passenger and full tank to 86 on my 21 with a 250 1.75 gears so I would venture to say a 26 w/1.62's should pretty much do the same. I was hard on the limiter though!

How many RPM's you have to turn to get that speed?

[scj]

I ran a 26" ProMax on my 2003 all the time. Tim B drove mine to 88 mph with a 1.87 225X 2.5L. You should be able to match that with your 1.62's.

[K-DAWG]

My only problem is I am limited to 6k RPM's with the 3.0 liter. So I am thinking I will be around 82 or 83 with the 26. When I had the 2.5 200. I was running close to 88 mph with a 26 et but, that was at 6700-6800 rpms.

[tritontr21]

How many RPM's you have to turn to get that speed?

I am on the limiter at 6200 with a 28, 29, 30, and almost with a 32 in the summer lol should be this fall and winter!

[River Rocket]

I had the 225 sport xs on my xb21 Prosport before the 300. They are strong motors. Mine would do 90 with a 30p. It had 1.62's and it popped my 30p bravo out of the hole better than my 300. On my boat the the 30p promax is faster than the 30p bravo. I venture to guess a 27 or 28 would work well for load and hit 85 for you.

[K-DAWG]

So I know with the trophy props the 26 and 27 run completely different than a 28. The 28 I ran was junk. If I decide to go with a higher pitch pro max do they all perform the same?

[cajunrgfm]

Ya they say the 28 trophy is some kinda weird alien thing,that is junk

[cajunrgfm]

What is the diff. Between a promax and bravo ? Rake ? Diameter ? Dunno but always had good luck with bravo 1's, my 03 responds well to o/shore cut choppers and trophys, it pulls like a freight train with a 26 pro et 4 blade, but no bow lift

[GrandLakeGAR]

I had a 28 ProMax, it was too stiff for my 03/225x but the 3.0 might pull it to your limiter. It had good lift and drove nice, just not right for my rig. I would like to try a 27.

[K-DAWG]

So I was by myself yesterday with all my gear empty live well half a tank of fuel. If I trim this sucker to what looks like neutral trim and stomp it from around 40-45 mph. It lifts the boat so high I feel like I am ten feet off the water and the nose climbs up so high I think its going to blow over. Anyone ever had this feeling in a 2003?

[tritontr21]

So I was by myself yesterday with all my gear empty live well half a tank of fuel. If I trim this sucker to what looks like neutral trim and stomp it from around 40-45 mph. It lifts the boat so high I feel like I am ten feet off the water and the nose climbs up so high I think its going to blow over. Anyone ever had this feeling in a 2003?

Not sure on the 03 but my XB21 runs pretty high out of the water and I do trim a little past neutral. I have seen 03's run before and they seem to have lots of lift as well.

[tritontr21]

What is the diff. Between a promax and bravo ? Rake ? Diameter ? Dunno but always had good luck with bravo 1's, my 03 responds well to o/shore cut choppers and trophys, it pulls like a freight train with a 26 pro et 4 blade, but no bow lift

Promax is basically the pro et blades on a thru/over hub prop. Radically different from a Bravo, which is a large barrel thru hub design.

[K-DAWG]

Well I like it. I need to find a 27 and a 28 and run them to see what I like the best. This one is pretty solid so far though. Just want something with more top end. The bow barley comes up when getting on plane and I run no planning aid of any kind.

[tritontr21]

Well I like it. I need to find a 27 and a 28 and run them to see what I like the best. This one is pretty solid so far though. Just want something with more top end. The bow barley comes up when getting on plane and I run no planning aid of any kind.

A 28 should do the trick with your gears. I have the 250 with 1.75's on a much heavier boat and still find the limiter even in Tx summers!