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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Hiya,
If it has a max of 5500 RPMs and you are at 5800, you could go up 2 inches in pitch, and raise the motor one hole from where it is at, and you would be really close to that mark. Or....change to a steel prop of the same pitch and diameter and probably settle right in on the 5500 and gain some top end speed as well, along with maintaining a solid hole shot. If you go steel, there will be quite a bit less flex in the fins of the prop, which is a good thing for both bite on the water and forward thrust.
Steve |
