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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Hiya,
The F60 has the smaller hub, so the 13 inch diameter is out like what we have.
I went to the yamaha website and there are two props in 13 pitch to select from...a 10-3/8 x 13 and a 11-1/8 x 13. If he can try both it would be good, but I would bet he would do well with the 11-1/8 to keep the blade size up.
The suzi with a 2.59:1 would be a heck of a motor coming out of the hole!! Lots of good power build up, and it also allows for a higher pitch prop. It really does make quite a bit of difference. That is a bunch more turning of the motor as compared to one turn of the prop. My old motor (johnson 50hp) had a 2.42:1 ratio and was able to turn a 17 on that with a 700 pound boat. Most boats like mine that had yamahas or Mercury (1.85) could get a 15 pitch to spin... Top speed was the same, but the power out of the hole was a bit slower... I miss that motor...
Steve |
