Trying to decide on a new prop.

[Angelo23]

Hay fellow Parker owners. I'm trying to decide on a new prop for my F250 Yamaha my parker is a 23 foot walk around. I now have a 3 blade SS with a 17° pitch. At wot I do 38 mph at 5900 rpm this seems to be about right. My problem is at 4700 rpm I only do about 22-24 mph depending on water condition and weight. This seems a little slow to me I am wondering if a four blade prop will help the problem. Appreciate any input. :?:

 

[farmerandy4]

the 4 Blade REV 4 prop is the way to go, i went through the same problem with the same motor and similar boat (2320) After reading and researching i ended up with the 4 blade. It makes steering a little more tricky however the fuel economy, hole shot, lower RPM to higher speed definitely out weighs the little difference in steering. I use the boat in both bay and ocean and in both but especially the ocean it handles so well. I tried to go back to the 3 blade this past summer to try and make steering a little easier for my auto pilot, and the boat was a dog in the ocean with it so i went back to the four blade. I cant stress enough how much of a difference it has made for the performance of my boat and the handling in rough water