JasonSmith

Probably not because the boat is kinda heavy and has a deep drive. Did he suggest a 4 blade? I think he likes the revolution 4 blades for boats like yours.

Irishtornado

24 or 26p Bravo with lots of cup and labbed.

I was spinning a 24p Bravo labbed on my 95 272 with 502Mag@70mph on GPS(here we go with the BS again) I know Smurf is spinning a 26p stock Bravo on his 272 with HP500 running 72mph on GPS

A.O. Razor

If that boat runs about 62-64 with a 496HO, 68-70 would be in the ballpark for the 500HP eeh? And a 23" @ 5200 with 10% slip is 68 mph. So my guess is 70 @ 5350 rpm's, just to make it round, and that is both with/without hangover

Nightlife1970

I thought he was getting that speed with the prop I got from Fleg.

He told me those were 24's pitched up to 25 and labbed.

Ebay Ed

i was running 53 and change last year with a 310 hp 454 with a 23p mirage plus stock and never got to the rev limiter but my tach didnt seem to read the same all the time either

Irishtornado

He got the best speed from a 26p Bravo from what I was told. I know he was spinning your prop, but honestly I think Fleg thought the same thing as most people do because it has cup in it it raises the pitch and it really doesn't.

Ebay Ed

Irish what was the hp on your 502 mag

Irishtornado

415hp at flywheel rated by Mercury. Boat had 400hrs on it.

Plowtownmissile

I find that hard to believe if its stock. My buddy AJ and I raced a 232 islander with a 502 with two guys and their wives in my 20ol/260mpi with my "slow" 21p Mirage+ (56mph) and I flat out raped the islander. He'd claimed to his buddy that his boat went 70+mph too though

Ebay Ed

well it was my gps and i was watching so in know what it did