22V prop

[Pickit]

Is anyone running a 1235 prop on their 22V?

Thanks - Shaun

[Stingreye]

The 1235 is a 14.5" prop and is likely too large to fit your hull. Measure to make sure. On mine (24V), I did not have the clearance. I am running a 1617 which is 14"x13.75" and with the exception of Tahoe's ridiculous altitude, its been great. The 1433 is the same pitch as the 1235 and I think a fair amount of people have liked that prop too.

You will likely be asked by the prop experts on here about
1) Altitude,
2) what activities (surf, wakeboard, cruise)
3) engine size
4) Maybe v-drive ratio but I think the 22V's were almost all 1.5:1
5) how heavy your ballast and crew size is for a typical day

I run pretty heavy surfing so I went with the 1617. I also have Duffy's 5 blade prop he recommends as a backup, they performed similarly for me (1617 and the 5 blade) but I don't run the altitude or quite as much weight Duffy does.

[chpthril]

Check the distance between rip of your current prop and the hull. I dont think a 14.5" will fit a V hull. As Stingreye indicated, the V boats can have one of two gear ratios. This effects the prop choice.

[Pickit]

Currently on the boat is a 537. I have one inch of clearance right now. From the info I've found the 537 appears to be 13 1/2" and the 1235 14 1/2". Is 1/2" enough clearance?

Thanks - Shaun

[chpthril]

.5" is getting close. Close = hull burn. I would also confirm the v-drive ratio, even though a 537 points to the 1.5:1 box.

[topaz surfer]

I run the 1617 on my 2003 22v and really like it. Im at about 5000ft and run a lot of weight

[CDAWaves]

I had the stock 537 13.5 dia. and went to 1433 14" dia. Couldn't fit bigger dia. and be comfortable with the clearance. The 1433 was noticeably better pulling and not a loss of top end or too high rpm because of bigger dia. It was a good compromise because we have big lakes and cruising speed is important along with pulling power for ballast.
We're at 2200 ft altitude and 2k lbs ballast on an 05 24V.

[Pickit]

Ok. Down here in Texas I'm only about 220ft. I would like to get some custom rear sacs from chp and a bow sac. I will be surfing or piloting. My wife and kids (3, 6, 11) will be wakeboarding, surfing, and tubing. Would you go with the 1433 or 1617? Of course I will verify the ratio before I get anything.

Thanks - Shaun

[chpthril]

Lets presume that you've got the 1.5:1 gear and a 4 blade is the right choice. The 1617 would be the more aggressive out of those two. Given your elevation, I like the 1433. However, if you planned to run a lot of wake-board ballast, I would take the extra hole shot power from the 1617. let me know and we can do the prop and ballast together, if you like.

[Captainkurk72]

I had the stock 537 13.5 dia. and went to 1433 14" dia. Couldn't fit bigger dia. and be comfortable with the clearance. The 1433 was noticeably better pulling and not a loss of top end or too high rpm because of bigger dia. It was a good compromise because we have big lakes and cruising speed is important along with pulling power for ballast.
We're at 2200 ft altitude and 2k lbs ballast on an 05 24V.

X2 on the 1433 for my 05 22V, ~900' altitude and 2K ballast