Hi everyone - I'm new to the site and what can I say - Wow! Obviously some bright people on here. I was scrolling through some past post and have a couple of questions about my force outboard. Nock on wood but my Force has been good to me. I believe mine is a 88 model with black coils ect. Here's my questions: #1 Prop? My boat currently has a Stainless prop 17 pitch. Boat moves out on top end just fine (approx 40mph on gauge), but can't get my fat arse out of the water when skiing (I'm 6'1" @ 220lbs). Boat pulls wife and kids out just fine, but not me. I saw someone raving about a "Hustler" brand/style prop but I believe they also had a 17 pitch on their 125 Force. Is a 17 pitch a 17 pitch with the same performance between brands??? Don't know anything about props - will a 15 pitch give you more torgue or speed when compared to a 17 pitch? Will one 17 pitch perform completely different then another 17 pitch??? #2 I read some post about the pee holes spitting water or not spitting water. Some say when the boats under load there should be a steady strong stream of water coming out of the pee holes. Some say almost nothing comes out the pee holes under load? Mine has a good spray out the pee holes at idle/slow speeds, but when tubing behind the boat I've noticed that there is very little water coming out the pee holes under load/high speed. Water comes out, but it's more like small thicker spurts then any kind of stream and is under very little pressure? I've owned the boat for 3 years and this is always the way the motor/pee holes have looked? I replaced the impeller when I first got the boat and am planning on replacing it soon. Have I just been lucky or is this the way the pee holes should look under power??? Back to question #1 -- I really need some help getting some more torque out of this motor - where to start??? # 3 - Are there any "sharp/honest" Force mechanics/individuals in S.E. Wisconsin???<br /><br /> Thanks, Dave
