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Good info to know. I just finished up, likely, the final run of my tritoon this season (yes, it’s Nov 20th, 51° out miraculously, and I waded into the water up to my knees to switch my prop). Not looking forward to pulling the docks out this afternoon. Once I thaw out on Monday, I’ll be able to get back on the blueboards 😯
The ’78 35hp johnson was struggling to turn 4300RPM at WOT with a 10 x 13 prop. Switched to a 11 x 9, and voila! Hit 5500RPM and gained a few MPH. If I can find a 10 x 10, I might even take another trial run this year. I do have a 10.5 x 11 4-blade prop, not sure what that will do (opinions)?
The motor is likely undersized for the boat, so I’m in the hunt for a 50hp motor, hence the genesis of this thread. Appreciate everyone weighing in on the pro’s/con’s. Now it’s just a matter of getting my hands on 2-3 of them so I can do the work on it myself as necessary!
It goes about 15-17MPH now, but I want 20MPH+ to get around. That’s enough speed for me.