Lost my Prop... (Inflatable boat)

MEK

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Had a nice Father's day run which turned into an additional two hour row and a tow for myself and my family. No more than a little sunburned, glad we had drinks for the kids. I tried the wizards but there was no info for my application. Looking for suggestions on diameter, pitch and three or four blade.

My boat is a 2007 11 foot Walker Bay Air floor. The motor is a 2002 Johnson 15hp short shaft 2 stroke with a Stingray Jr. I normally carry about 500lbs in the boat and am looking for all around performance. Not too concerned about top end as long it gets on a good plane as its a bit sketchy on the top end. Might be nice to pull my little kids slowly on a tube as well.
 

MEK

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Re: Lost my Prop... (Inflatable boat)

After searching through the forums I found one fellow with a similar set up to mine. He was running a 9 1/4 with 10 pitch. Does this sound about right to anyone?
 

hwsiii

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Re: Lost my Prop... (Inflatable boat)

MEK, I show with the load you are carrying you need an 11" pitch prop, but being as it is an inflatable I can't be certain because of the extra drag created by an inflatable unstable bottom.

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