06-11-2014, 12:16 AM
DK, I had a 17 foot Lund with a 115 HP Merc. When I first bought it had a 21 pitch prop and all it did was nose up and wallow and red line on my RPM (5500) The dealer changed it to a 19 pitch, and that helped at the lower elevation lakes, but would still not come up on plane at EC or Rockport. Then the dealer changed it again to a 17 pitch, and it worked very well. Have to keep the weight in the boat distributed a bit more toward the bow, and once the RPM's are up, trim out the motor til it planes where you want it. I think 17 pitch is right, depending on how big or heavy the boat is.
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Or so it says on my license plate holder
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