Is a stainless prop size one for one or do you need to size down? What I have now seems to perform just fine.
Yes. Size for Size the same just material difference. The biggest drawback in aluminum props in 40hp+ is that they will flex and loose some pitch where a stainless won’t. Depending on your boat and horse power, you could see 2-4mph increase.
Went to Skips. Mike and his wife are great. After discussion with Mike, decision was made to go down to a 16 prop. Gained 4-5 mph, hole shot may be a little slower though. bow rides just bit higher which helps riding through the chop. He said if the prop didn’t work out after 1-2 uses, that I could bring it back so long as there were no dings what so ever and that the box was still in the same condition. You can’t beat that service. $354 after taxes. 5 stars!
Skips is tough to beat. The “exchange” program Mike does is unbeatable. You’ll find the right one now in no time.
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Odd, dropping pitch should have improved your “hole shot”.