Trade Mercury Spitfire 4 Blade 17 pitch for 15 pitch
- Thread starter Aquaholic
- Start date
Corey_lax
Crew Member
Sorry the one I talked about is actually a 19p. I lost top speed compared to my 3 blade stainless prop so I figured it was lower pitch.
I got to do some more playing around with my props. I had the three blade on at first and it was great but took a while to plane. I got a bow fuel tank and put the 4 blade on and lost speed, but planed quick, almost too bow heavy. I put the 3 blade back on and couldn’t troll slow enough for sockeye. I might keep this 4 blade and just trim up more than I’m used to and see how that does.
Anyone got a good website for prop selecting or is it all trial and error?
I got to do some more playing around with my props. I had the three blade on at first and it was great but took a while to plane. I got a bow fuel tank and put the 4 blade on and lost speed, but planed quick, almost too bow heavy. I put the 3 blade back on and couldn’t troll slow enough for sockeye. I might keep this 4 blade and just trim up more than I’m used to and see how that does.
Anyone got a good website for prop selecting or is it all trial and error?
Attachments
Last edited:
ship happens
Well-Known Member
Ask a pro lol
Solas prop finder works OK, but still have to do your homework on that one
Aquaholic
Crew Member
Thanks for checking that out for me.
Mercury marine has a pretty good one as you get to select what you want for performance and then also the type of boat, motor, gear ratio, etc. I do know with their four blade choice you should go pitch for pitch for whatever your best three blade is if you want increased hole shot and stern lift. I lost about 1.5 mph when I went from a three blade to their four blade and I didn’t care as slow speed handling characteristics improves dramatically. Deep V wander almost gone.
Turning Point Propellers has one too, but I use it for cross-referencing a Mercury part number to a turning point.
Mercury marine has a pretty good one as you get to select what you want for performance and then also the type of boat, motor, gear ratio, etc. I do know with their four blade choice you should go pitch for pitch for whatever your best three blade is if you want increased hole shot and stern lift. I lost about 1.5 mph when I went from a three blade to their four blade and I didn’t care as slow speed handling characteristics improves dramatically. Deep V wander almost gone.
Turning Point Propellers has one too, but I use it for cross-referencing a Mercury part number to a turning point.
Aquaholic
Crew Member
With the stern lift that you get with a four blade, the bow tank might indeed make the front too heavy. It might be better off with your three blade and using the troll control that you have hidden somewhere in your shop to get the rpm down to a proper troll speed. Sounds like you were very close.
What is the maximum rpm you’re getting?
Corey_lax
Crew Member
I refuse to ask anyone for help haha
Corey_lax
Crew Member
I was at 5850 with the 3 blade. And I think I was very close to the same with the 4 blade but lost top speed by maybe a few mph. And I like to go fast
Similar threads
