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A tachometer would be a big help. Look into Tiny Tach models. 40 bucks and easy to set up. If the motor feels bogged down and is slow to plane it's likely you'll want a lower pitch prop. I'd guess the 8 inch pitch would be perfect. You'll lose a mph or two at WOT but you'll be much happier with the acceleration and the motor will be happier to not be loaded so hard.

I bought a 15' Smokercraft Lodge a year ago with a 25 Yamaha. I run it for 3 months with a steel frame duck blind and the rest of the year without. I own 9, 10, and 11 pitch props that I'll swap depending on the load. All of the calculators said that 9 pitch was too low, but I tried it anyway and it is the answer when I have a duck blind, decoys, a dog, extra clothes, shotguns, ammo and two men in the boat. It runs WOT at 5500rpm and hits 20mph

If I keep that 9 pitch on without the duck blind and gear and just go fishing solo I'll hit the Rev limiter on the motor at 6300rpm. Put the 11 pitch on and it runs at 5850rpm and 24mph.

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<blockquote data-quote="k13west" data-source="post: 473810" data-attributes="member: 25362">A tachometer would be a big help. Look into Tiny Tach models. 40 bucks and easy to set up. If the motor feels bogged down and is slow to plane it&#039;s likely you&#039;ll want a lower pitch prop. I&#039;d guess the 8 inch pitch would be perfect. You&#039;ll lose a mph or two at WOT but you&#039;ll be much happier with the acceleration and the motor will be happier to not be loaded so hard. I bought a 15&#039; Smokercraft Lodge a year ago with a 25 Yamaha. I run it for 3 months with a steel frame duck blind and the rest of the year without. I own 9, 10, and 11 pitch props that I&#039;ll swap depending on the load. All of the calculators said that 9 pitch was too low, but I tried it anyway and it is the answer when I have a duck blind, decoys, a dog, extra clothes, shotguns, ammo and two men in the boat. It runs WOT at 5500rpm and hits 20mphIf I keep that 9 pitch on without the duck blind and gear and just go fishing solo I&#039;ll hit the Rev limiter on the motor at 6300rpm. Put the 11 pitch on and it runs at 5850rpm and 24mph.Sent from my moto g(7) power using Tapatalk</blockquote>

[QUOTE="k13west, post: 473810, member: 25362"] A tachometer would be a big help. Look into Tiny Tach models. 40 bucks and easy to set up. If the motor feels bogged down and is slow to plane it's likely you'll want a lower pitch prop. I'd guess the 8 inch pitch would be perfect. You'll lose a mph or two at WOT but you'll be much happier with the acceleration and the motor will be happier to not be loaded so hard. I bought a 15' Smokercraft Lodge a year ago with a 25 Yamaha. I run it for 3 months with a steel frame duck blind and the rest of the year without. I own 9, 10, and 11 pitch props that I'll swap depending on the load. All of the calculators said that 9 pitch was too low, but I tried it anyway and it is the answer when I have a duck blind, decoys, a dog, extra clothes, shotguns, ammo and two men in the boat. It runs WOT at 5500rpm and hits 20mph If I keep that 9 pitch on without the duck blind and gear and just go fishing solo I'll hit the Rev limiter on the motor at 6300rpm. Put the 11 pitch on and it runs at 5850rpm and 24mph. Sent from my moto g(7) power using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]

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