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Location: Bowling Green, KY | I have a 1997 Lowe 170 Bass Striker with a 60 HP Johnson with power tilt and trim.
Recently, I replaced my old beat up 14x17 OMC prop with a new Turning Point
Hustler 13 1/4x17 prop. Both are aluminum. My RPMs went from 5650 to 5300.
The WOT range on this motor is 5000-6000 RPM. I raised the motor one bolt hole
as it was mounted as low as it would go and it gained me back about 100 revs. at
optimum trim, NOT maximum trim. I can gain RPM by continuing to trim up but the
boat starts to want to porpoise and speed goes down so they are not "useful" RPM.
I would like to get back above 5500 RPM so I was thinking about going up another
bolt hole. I have plenty of water pressure. Does anybody have any experince
with these semi-vee bass tracker style boat hulls? I don't know whether to fool with this or just drop two inches in pitch on the prop. Turning Point uses an
interchangable hub system so I could order a new prop housing for around $80.00
and save this one for a spare. Sorry about being long winded, thanks, Roger. |
