Craig just ran with new 17x16 four blade. I gained about 2.5 knots on the cruise and running at 3000 I was about 22.5/23 knots, @ 3200 she was movin @ 24.5 knots. My top end however was about 4000(31.5 knots) vs. 4400 (29.5 knots) on the old 16x17 3 blade. My hole shot is much better and low end performance has got more "grab". My temp didn't go up but I don't want to overload either so I may need to cut the wheel down to a 16x16, but I need to spend more time on it. I'm really interested to see what the fuel economy is...I also put on a new dripless shaft seal check it out at
www.pyiinc.com , real slick.
Also new shaft, I had a groove in the old one. I only have one original mechanical part left on my boat [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] and I'm sure thats next! Don Battin if you see this let me know your thoughts on the prop.