87MagnumII

was wondering if anybody could tell me the difference between a quicksilver laser II and a mirage plus? i have been told to use the mirage for more lift, any truth in this?

picklenjim

http://www.mercurypartsexpress.com/u...lus-c2011.html
http://www.mercurypartsexpress.com/u...-ii-c1991.html

It appears that the Laser is designed for lift but only for 22' or smaller boats with Alpha's.

89Mach1

Yes, Mirage is for bow lift.

boosted22

iTrader: (1)

the laser will give you more bow lift then the mirage as the laser has more rake but its limit is 22 ft. i went from a laser II 23 to a mirage 23 and lost 7 mph as the nose on my scarab 22 wouldnt get up high enough. now switching to laser 25 as i am out of prop.

A.O. Razor

It depends on the kind of Mirage. The M+ has more bow lift than the old Mirage. The LaserII is quite a bit smaller in dia than the Mirage prop too. In my experience both the M+ and the LaserII are bowlifters, but because of the larger dia. of the M+, it has better bite and lift. One thing I noticed on a 20' Stingray I drove last year when prop testing with a friend, was that the added dia. of the M+ seemed to create sternlift, and therefore pushed the bow down, so as always with props, there are variables. In that particular case, the LaserII had better lift than the M+.

This would be a good one for BBlades to chime in on.