So here is the situation. I have a 1995 Maxum 1800SR bowrider. It weighs just over 2000lbs. It has a 3.0 135hp mercruiser, Alpha one outdrive 1.94 gear ratio. I usually have 2 or 3 adults in the boat with a child, sometimes 4 adults. Currently i bought the boat it has a dolph-fin on it, some people say those hurt and alpha one are better without them..idk either way. The boat also has the added weight of a sound system and a Wakeboard tower. Currently on calm waters it will run 43mph on speedo with 2 adults and half tank of gas fully trimmed out...and is on plane in about 4 to 5 seconds. That is with a Mercury Vengeance 14" 19 pitch...but that's turning over the manf. recommended 4400 to 4800 WOT. That's running 5200 to 5300 RPMS, which i think is to high..i don't want to kill the motor over revving it on long runs. So what i am looking for is a nice stainless prop that will still give me enough power to pull a wakeboarder out of the water or pull a tube with sharp turns but also keep the same 43mph top speed if not a few mph more but put me in the 4400 to 4800 rpm range I am supposed to be at. A few people have recommended the Mercury HighFive, they say its gives all the things I am looking for using a 13.25 21 pitch, thats what the Mercury reccomends. I would love to hear some of your recommendations for what you think would give me what I am looking for in a prop. Thanks Ahead!
