help on boat prop

  • troy-starch
    stoddard wi
    Posts: 141
    #1278536

    well guys first off I am a pan fish and a walleye guy,I have a crest liner 1750 fish hawk tiller with a mercury 75 horse it has a high five 22 pitch propeller and I am not happy with it when trying to troll it shakes and wont troll down.I put the aluminum 21 pitch on it was better. I want to stay with a stainless propeller what do you guys run I asked two shops around here and got two different answers dont want to spend the cash for a new propeller and not be what i want.thanks

    BBKK
    IA
    Posts: 4033
    #1092457

    What motor is it?

    You are probably going to want a 20 or 21 in stainless.

    Mercury has a prop selector on their website, you can enter your specifics and it will tell you what the optimum prop is for what you want.

    troy-starch
    stoddard wi
    Posts: 141
    #1092463

    its a mercury 75 tiller 1997 75elhpto max rpm 5250

    BBKK
    IA
    Posts: 4033
    #1092464

    Try a 20 laser II stainless.

    joemama
    North St Paul
    Posts: 392
    #1092490

    most prop shops will let you take a prop or 2 and try them leave a credit card and take an afternoon and figure out what you like

    Randy Wieland
    Lebanon. WI
    Posts: 13469
    #1092505

    That High Five is a brute power prop – water ski, tubing, and super rough water.

    On your size boat, a 3 prop (sized correctly should be very adequate for your needs. Heavier boats in big water will often go to a 4 blade for added control and sacrifice a couple MPH.
    Is your current rpms 5250, or is that the motor’s specifications for max rpms? Do you have a tach in the boat? Ultimately you will need to know what your max RPMs are at wide open throttle with your current prop, weight of boat/engine, gear, gas,…and speed. A good prop guy should be able to dial you into 1 or 2 props based on that information.
    Since your investing in stainless, you want to get the most out of your prop. Stay away from generic props with “Micky-Mouse” ears for blades. The cupping, rake, venting will make huge differences between individual props. The lazer II has Aft Rake for lifting your bow and not requiring you trim your motor all the way up on the fly. It also has a decent amount of cupping which is the ability of the prop the actually throw water. (only the last about 1/4″ of your prop actually propels you forward)
    Below is a generic Merc prop with Micky mouse ears. No adjustment to the rake, so you “push” is restricted to only 90 degrees from the your transom. The prop also lacks cupping. Combined, this prop will give you a lot of slip in the water.

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