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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Hiya,
For that same $70 you could get a lower pitched prop which will essentially do the same thing....and will not add any holes to your anti-ventilation plate, reducing any trade-in value if that is something you intend to do at any point in time in the future.
There are other things you can do to help increase hole-shot without needing a wing, besides a prop change, you can also move your motor up a hole or two, which will help keep the bow down on hole=shot, and it will also get more boat out of the water at planing speed.
If you would consider a prop change, I would suggest going with a solas Alcup 3 or Alcup 4. These props have two major aspects that a standard prop does not have: A larger exhaust opening, which means the motor can breathe easier...which increases overall HP, and with the fins being fully cupped like a steel prop, it grabs like one too....and doesn't flex anywhere near as much as a standard Aluminum prop because it has been squeeze cast, which eliminates air pockets which are common in a standard cast aluminum prop... All of this for about $90 or so.
To be honest, I don't think you are seriously underpowered, but there are some tweaks you can try and see how that might help. In some cases, moving some weight around in the boat (in your case, I would think moving it forward) would help, but I would also check the trim stop shaft and make sure that is in the lowest position possible ensuring that the motor tucks under as much as possible.
Lots of things to try, and my personal opinion of a tail is a band-aid for the problem....
Steve |
