Prop Pitch Trends
I have notice quite a few boat companies including Tige' have started putting higher pitch and Diameter props on their boats. My questions is this - have the gearing ratios changed in the last few years or is Tige' just realizing that the older existing setups have the HP to push larger pitch and diameter props?
I am in the market for a spare (and would like to try a 14X16) but I can tell you that the OJ prop my boat came with was computer imaged (during a repair) and was nowhere near the 13 pitch it was stamped (more like 11.5) and OJ was kind enough to explain that pitches were all relative to what the boat MFG ordered and that since most people didn't understand pitch they had been (this was a year ago) stamped 13 regardless and that they did not computer image the props to check the pitches (now that they do CNC machining I imagine they are much more accurate) but my point is what about the boats has changed to make Tige believe that they can now put higher pitches on these boats without the additional wear associated with higher pitch, cavitation issues etc.?
I'd like the hole shot but are speed holding abilities compromised at slower wakeboarding speeds (I'm, a bit leary of moving from a 11.5 to a 16 as a percentage that is a huge jump)?
I have a 2000 22i with a 315HP motor.
And also let me say that having the prop repaired by a shop that uses compter imaging resulted in a prop 10X smoother than what I got from the factory (I'll go with CNC machine props from now on)
thanks in Advance,
Ian
I am in the market for a spare (and would like to try a 14X16) but I can tell you that the OJ prop my boat came with was computer imaged (during a repair) and was nowhere near the 13 pitch it was stamped (more like 11.5) and OJ was kind enough to explain that pitches were all relative to what the boat MFG ordered and that since most people didn't understand pitch they had been (this was a year ago) stamped 13 regardless and that they did not computer image the props to check the pitches (now that they do CNC machining I imagine they are much more accurate) but my point is what about the boats has changed to make Tige believe that they can now put higher pitches on these boats without the additional wear associated with higher pitch, cavitation issues etc.?
I'd like the hole shot but are speed holding abilities compromised at slower wakeboarding speeds (I'm, a bit leary of moving from a 11.5 to a 16 as a percentage that is a huge jump)?
I have a 2000 22i with a 315HP motor.
And also let me say that having the prop repaired by a shop that uses compter imaging resulted in a prop 10X smoother than what I got from the factory (I'll go with CNC machine props from now on)
thanks in Advance,
Ian