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Having bought a 1997, 2 cycle Mercury 150 Offshore to the transom of my Classic 19 a few years back,
The choice of a needed prop(s) was actually left to what was available locally for my counter clockwise Mercury outboard.
And I do clearly remember having already bought a couple (props) a few years back and having second thoughts about the actual choices..
What can actually be expected as far as performances for an Offshore Serie diameter 14 and pitch 19 4 bladed Stainless
Compared to a
Four Stainless Steel blade model 48-825903A45-21 pitch
The hull matching the Mercury Outboard will be a Classic Outrage 19,1975.
What could be expected from each props with this hull/outboard combination?
What possibility could be suggested to maximize speed as compared to economy of fuel consumption for these choices of left hand SS steel props?
And finally,from your experience
What would in your opinion; have been the most desirable choice as far as top end speed for this specific combination of hull and outboard?

(changed abbreviated year to full 4 digit year for clarification)

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Serge - for a Merc 150 on the classic 19, you are going to want a 19" pitch prop. As my number one choice, I would recommend the Mercury Enertia, which should give you somewhere between 46 and 48 MPH. This is probably the best and fastest prop on the market for great all around performance on Whalers 19' and larger.

Other props that would work well are the Tempest Plus, Laser II (now discontinued in large gearcase size) and the 4 blade Offshore/Vensura (also now discontinued).

Since you have purchased a 25" counter rotating engine for a boat that requires a 20" single, you are going to have to use the jackplate to get the engine up at least 6-1/2". You will want to mount the engine all the way up on the jackplate (5th set of holes) which will give you 3 of the needed 6-1/2", and then adjust the jackplate up 3-1/2".

Your boat is looking very nice, and once you get it out on the water, you will love it. This hull is now one of my favorites. The jackplate and a good lifting performance prop greatly improve it's ride and handling characteristics.

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Larry,
It is always a pleasure to get you comments about specific Whaler experiences.
I was leaning to put the 19" pitch as a starter.
The jack plate was bought and installed for this specific need of raising the outboard and actually will be fine tuned when splashed.
My Girl, has been great fun to complete and will now be fully functional.
Thank You again for all your support.
Question.
How do you get over the feeling and fear of the dreaded first ding and scratch?:O

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Buy 2 bottles of champagne, one bottle concrete one glass. Christen the boat with the concrete bottle & drink the glass one.

Are you naming the boat?

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Yes MG, great advise..
For a very long spell the name chosen was My Girl..hence the "My Girl's Refit" thread.
And having done all details by myself,there came a time when "Purgatory" seemed more appropriate d.
I will have my answer when taking her out and seeing how she will behave.This will be seen as the logical thing to do.

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From recent experience, you will have the "feeling and fear of the dreaded first ding and scratch" until it happens. This event has not actually happened yet on my Outrage 18, so I don't know how long it will take to get over it yet :) This is the first boat I have ever completely refit from the fiberglass up.

I know it is pretty hard to actually ding and scratch these old Whalers. I have rubbed dock posts getting docked at my marina in the wind several times with no perceptible dinging or scratching of anything on the Whaler 27. The design of the rubrails on the Whaler 27 is exactly like the design on the smaller boats, so I certainly do not anticipate getting started at getting over my "feeling and fear of the dreaded first ding and scratch" anytime soon :)

The motors are what really worries me.

I have already put a rub mark on the cowling of one of the 300's on the 27 during windy docking conditions. I don't expect to get over that until I get it repaired, even though it seems to be discernable as a mark only to me. No one else seems to be able to see it at all unless I point it out to them! I guess the color of the Yamahas make rub and scratches less visible, but if you actually own the rub, it makes it visible:)

I guess that the bottom line is that you have to start preparing mentally for the first scratch or rub mark before you initially splash, and obviously, your on-track with that :) It is gonna happen :)

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What really gets me is when I get a boat back from the servicing dealer, with dings either to the hull or to the engine cowlings.

I got one of my classic boats from a dealer servicing the engine with a chunk out of the keel. Nobody said a workd about it, and I didn't notice it until 6 months later. Evidently when recovering the boat to the trailer, the operator/mechanic missed the keel roller and hit the trailer cross frame. Took me four hours to repair, which required custom matching of the gelcoat.

Another time a Mercury shop scratched up brand new replacement decals on my classic Mercs. Not enough to require total replacement of the decals, but now is always visible. It bugs me to see such carelessness, and that nobody ever owns up to!