Mercury 150 Fuel Mileage - 1971 20' SF

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Originally Posted by YeA 20sF

Oh man you should of never linked to the screamandfly site....... New reading addiction lol

That Mirage is a big prop Dia and aggressive pitch and cup, as mentioned too much - with a 17 Mirage for example you will get right at 400 more, raise the motor and anothe 100/150. I have a similar prop - Stilletto - smaller dia but similar that I just raised mine to 2+ inches above the hull bottom - still can't get it break loose = don't be bashful LOL the marina guy will look at you funny and try and talk you out of it but go 2+ trust me

see my post on the other prop thread for numbers, quite remarkable difference and I was already over an inch above.

BTW - Pipers Marine in Tampa had a used 17 Mirage+ for about 225, might still have it, good props but that makes them hard to find used - tell Ron or Chris the goofy SeaCraft guy sent you