Posted by Anemone on 03/15/13 - 8:02 AM
#1
I took my viper prop to the prop repair guy and he said it was really too beat up to be worth fixing. The numbers on the prop are 13 7/8x17. I have found one on craigslist that is a solas stainless for $125 that looks to be in good condition. It is a 13.5x15. I use my boat mainly for fishing and it has a 2000 johnson 115. Will this prop work well on my 16'7 custom? If so I plan to go get it at lunch. Thanks!
Posted by aeriksen on 03/15/13 - 3:02 PM
#2
Your handling chararistics will change, if your present prop is the correct one (that is: WOT is correct with your present prop) Then this prop proposed will let you over rev your motor, you will loose top end speed. You will gain low end torque. I would say that if your previous prop was correct spend the money and replace it with the same diameter and pitch as the last prop.
Edited by aeriksen on 03/15/13 - 7:02 PM
Posted by Tom W Clark on 03/16/13 - 7:49 AM
#3
There is not such thing as a "correct" prop for a given boat/motor combination, just propellers that are better than others.
The BRP Viper is better than the Solas New Saturn for a 16'-7" Whaler and, in the case of the Viper and the New Saturn, dropping forom 17" pitch to 15" will throw the performance of your boat off even more.
A Johnson 115 on a 16'-7" Whaler should be running a 19" or 21" pitch prop is using a BRP prop or a 17" or 19" pitch if using a Stiletto or Turbo.
If you want to use a Solas prop, a better choice would be the Titan or Titan HR3.