Dave S
Active Member
Just wanted to report my results on this. I had issues with my kicker needed higher rpm's in order to troll my boat, which caused excess noise and vibration, so, after speaking with Chris at Forsch Marine, I decided to throw on a high thrust prop to see what it would do. I have a tiller model Yamaha 8hp (non high thrust) and the prop I went with was a 9" dia and 5" pitch 3 blade. What a difference it made. Rarely need to go past 1/4 throttle to get my 16' Arima to trolling speeds, with or against the current.
To sum it up, I highly recommend anyone with a regular motor, consider a high thrust prop for trolling purposes. Saves gas, wear on the motor, and keeps the noise down.
To sum it up, I highly recommend anyone with a regular motor, consider a high thrust prop for trolling purposes. Saves gas, wear on the motor, and keeps the noise down.