Re: 30hp etec prop opinions

[willg]

Joel,

Your 30 hp ETEC should be turning 5500 to 6000 rpm at full throttle, so before changing the prop, I’d like to know what it’s turning with the stock prop. The best way to see what your max RPM is is to have a dealer hook up Evinrude Diagnostics to the engine and view the RPM profile stored in the EMM. The stock pitch supplied with the engine is a 13 inch pitch, however I haven’t really played with props on the small ETECS yet. I’d stay with an aluminum wheel unless you really need a stainless as that 15 pitch sst wheel is just about 300 bucks, whereas the aluminum wheels run about 120 bucks. I have also seen many gearcases just destroyed inside that came off bass boats with sst props when the guy hit something. Not trying to scare you, but just telling you what I have seen.