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I would try prop first, most never used them


frankly mine was pretty wet getting spray off the front quarters until I switched to my Stlletto prop, honest it made all the difference on how high the boat rode on the chines, it felt completely different. I get very little spray compared to before, even the GF noticed the difference within 15 mins - speed all through the cruise area increased 2 - 3 mph. I can't imagine a better prop for a 20, not sure how they would transform to a 23. They are agressive and will knock 300 rpm off the same sized prop which was my experience, so I raised and it came to life even better. Frankly now my cruise at 3400/3600 where the motor wants to run is pretty fast @ 28/29 which has some draw backs as well but I have a 200 too. You can find some used out there but their reasonable for new prop anyway - just watch the pitch depending power - can barely swing a 19 - 5400

I would like to try it on DonV's 23 one afternoon and see how it does