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I recently purchased a used Four Winns ski boat(details below). We live on a fairly small(250 acre) lake so speed is not important to me. We use the boat 100% of the time to pull skiers, wakeboarders, tubes, etc. My problem is when the boat has more than four people on it, it is very hard to pull up an adult slalom skier and the boat is not easy to plane. I believe it is a prop issue but I wanted to see if anyone could help me. Would a four blade lower pitch prop along with a Cobra Edge hydrofoil help?
Boat Specs:
-2000 Four Winns Horizon 180
-LOA 18 feet, Beam 8 feet, Deadrise 19 degrees, Weight 2200 lbs
-Boat holds 32 gallons and we usually have 6 to 8 people on board
-Boat is used only for skiing, wakeboarding, and tubing
-Volvo Penta 4.3GL, V6, Year 2000, 190 HP
-Manufacturer's Recommended WOT Range is 4200-4600
-Does not currently have a hydrofoil though I am considering adding one
-3 Blade Aluminum Prop, 14 1/4 x 23, Not sure of Make but # is 3850303
-WOT RPM and speed from Prop: 4000 RPM, 4 People in Boat, 18 gallons of gas, and top speed of 37(I did not trim the prop up at all during the test)
-Sea level
-Boat does not pull up adult slalom skier or wakeboarder very easily with 6 or 7 people in the boat. I would sacrifice as much as possible on the top speed to get better holeshot, etc to get skiers up.
Thank you very much for your advice.
I recently purchased a used Four Winns ski boat(details below). We live on a fairly small(250 acre) lake so speed is not important to me. We use the boat 100% of the time to pull skiers, wakeboarders, tubes, etc. My problem is when the boat has more than four people on it, it is very hard to pull up an adult slalom skier and the boat is not easy to plane. I believe it is a prop issue but I wanted to see if anyone could help me. Would a four blade lower pitch prop along with a Cobra Edge hydrofoil help?
Boat Specs:
-2000 Four Winns Horizon 180
-LOA 18 feet, Beam 8 feet, Deadrise 19 degrees, Weight 2200 lbs
-Boat holds 32 gallons and we usually have 6 to 8 people on board
-Boat is used only for skiing, wakeboarding, and tubing
-Volvo Penta 4.3GL, V6, Year 2000, 190 HP
-Manufacturer's Recommended WOT Range is 4200-4600
-Does not currently have a hydrofoil though I am considering adding one
-3 Blade Aluminum Prop, 14 1/4 x 23, Not sure of Make but # is 3850303
-WOT RPM and speed from Prop: 4000 RPM, 4 People in Boat, 18 gallons of gas, and top speed of 37(I did not trim the prop up at all during the test)
-Sea level
-Boat does not pull up adult slalom skier or wakeboarder very easily with 6 or 7 people in the boat. I would sacrifice as much as possible on the top speed to get better holeshot, etc to get skiers up.
Thank you very much for your advice.