WALLEYEHEAD!

[chadmiller44]

Got your name from a member on the Texas Fishing Forum. I am looking for a prop for my father's boat, a 1997 Champ. 223 elite. The boat is brand-spanking new (garage kept and never saw the water for 6 years) He decided to buy a new motor and came across a 2001 Evinrude 225 Rude Ram. The engine only has 20 hrs on it, and they all came from him.<br /><br />He is currently running a 6" setback, and a 3 blade (raker). It has an unbelieveable holeshot, turns 6000 WOT, but the speed is not all that..72 on GPS. I would like to get him a performance prop that will give him that extra punch when he gets a wild hair, but will still provide a solid hole-shot. Are you in the prop business?? How do you make these Rudes scream?

 

[Ron G]

Re: WALLEYEHEAD!

What pitch is the raker??

 

[Smedley]

Re: WALLEYEHEAD!

chad, glad you made it here. You should find the info you need.

 

[walleyehed]

Re: WALLEYEHEAD!

Welcome aboard, Chad!<br />You need to look into a Turbo Ligthning in the same pitch as your Raker.<br />You say 6" set-back...are we dealing with a jackplate??<br />I'd also like to ask Dhadley to step in on this one too, if'n he catches it.....

 

[stevens]

Re: WALLEYEHEAD!

...but the speed is not all that..72 on GPS....

That's not all that? How fast do you want to fly?<br /><br />Walleyehed - how much faster would you think a Turbo could be than a same pitch Raker?

 

[walleyehed]

Re: WALLEYEHEAD!

Depends on which Turbo we look at....I'm doing some scratching on that.. <br />We do need to know pitch of the Raker..is it stock, how high are we running and do we have a low-water lower unit??

 

[Dhadley]

Re: WALLEYEHEAD!

At 6000 (known) and 10% slip (assumed) we're looking at about a 26" prop to get to a true (GPS) 72 mph.