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Do I need a new propeller?
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Klipdrift
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I have an 18'10" 2014 deck boat with a 115HP Yamaha motor. It does not seem to be powerful enough when trying to pull a skier or wakeboarder out of the water and is slow to reach speed when towing a tube.
Is the engine just too weak or is there a propeller I could buy to improve thrust for towing?
Is the engine just too weak or is there a propeller I could buy to improve thrust for towing?
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What pitch do you have now? You can get a lower pitch prop and that will improve your bottom end for water sports.
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@klipdrift. As @89checkmate indicated you could play with the pitch to give you better bottom end performance. However, with a 115HP, getting a wakboarder or skier up, you'll have a tough job given the size of the engine. Also, you'll need to minimize weight in the boat (people) as well. Unfortunately, with that size boat, with a 115, tubing is a possibility as is cruising, etc but watersports such as wakeboarding and skiing are tough.------------------------------------------------------------------------------2010 Hurricane SS 188 OB
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Thanks for the replies. Yes, tubing is good...just pulling the skier out of the water with only 3 people in the boat is difficult.
I am not sure what pitch we have...it is whatever the dealer supplied with the boat. Next time we go down to the marina, I will check. What pitch do you recommend 89checkmate?
I realize that lowering the pitch will probably only marginally improve our watersports....so my next question is: Anyone know the best place to buy new engines in Palm Beach, Florida???
It really would have been ideal if Hurricane put a slightly larger engine on the boats. Currently I'm a little disappointed.
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I'd try going down a few pitches on the prop and you could also add a set of smart tabs or a set of negative transom wedges.
when we were looking for our boat this summer that was the problem I found, they all had a 115 or 150, ended up ordering the boat so I could get it with a 200. -
Thanks 89checkmate. Wish we had ordered a boat with a 200 in Feb when we got ours!
