New prop for tubing/skiing?

[Mule Laker]

Re: New prop for tubing/skiing?

I verified my onboard tach with a TinyTach

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[Godfirst]

Re: New prop for tubing/skiing?

I Have a Merc high 5 stainless 5 blade that what be what you need 19 pitch

 

[JASinIL2006]

Re: New prop for tubing/skiing?

I ordered a Michigan Wheel Vortex prop, 4-bladed with 20" pitch. Looking forward to giving it a try!

Just got back from two weeks at the cabin where we used the boat almost daily for tubing, skiing and wakeboarding. The new prop makes a huge difference in holeshot. I still have a carburetion/backfiring problem, but when the engine catches, the boat really jumps. I lost a few MPH off the top end, but RPMs at WOT are right in the upper middle of the recommended range for my engine. (I really don't have much need/desire to go 50+MPH anyway, so losing some top end speed is not a bad trade-off.)

An added benefit is a slight but noticeable improvement in slow-speed handling; I seem to have less wandering when at idle speed.

Count me among the beneficiaries of the good advice and helpful feedback of this forum! Thanks, all!

 

[Sea Rider]

Re: New prop for tubing/skiing?

If skier wants top skiing adrenaline you should go skiing with empty boat, that's with just driver and a back spotter, select a prop that achieves at least middle wot parameters to have good hole shot and overall fun.

Happy Boating