Understand what you are saying but you also state that if you trim it. It will come up and thats a Checkmate. Theirs no need for a bow lifting prop if your trim will lift the boat. Thats what trim is for.

Let us know the true stats of the prop. I recomended NO 3 blades for any Deep V Checkmate

We have a 2000 Convincor 259 w/ 454MAG (460HP). The best all around prop for this boat in my opinion (of those we have tried) is a non-labbed 24P B1. The boat spun a 23 Mirage Plus (came with the boat new), labbed 26 Bblades, 24 Hydromotive and finally the 24 B1. I like the 24 B1 for the best overall handling. The motor will only spin the 24 to about 5100RPMs which is where the motor makes peak HP. Hope this helps.
Rob

How did you determine this? With the HP he is running I am thinging a labbed 26 bravo would work the best!

ZT's have problems carrying the bow, at least my old ZT 280 did.

Hornet,

Obviously you have never been in a ZT hull. As stated here they ride very wet with alot of hull in the water. The recipe that BBlades has been using for Noyzee's boat and my old boat has to do a semi agresive lab and then add more cup back in, works great! With that being said Convincors and ZT are a totally different animals, for my experience Convincors traditional have no problem keeping the bow high!

sweet. was your 496 a mag or ho?

Purple, even trimmed way up, past the 1/2 way mark on the trim gauge it still rides very wet. i think brett was on the right path with the 26p but my boat just didnt have the power to turn it. i think if he does that to the 24 i sent him, i will be in good shape.


Magic, your right on. i can trim my boat up till i have a roost going, the boat goes no faster or slower after a point, and the r's dont change. the 26 bblades did for me seemed to work the best so far for carring the boat (still a little to wet) but with the lower HP mag i couldnt spin the prop past the 4400-4600 range. like i said, i tested the 24 b1 on my boat tuesday and it seemed to be pretty good but would only run about 4600-4700 rpm trimmed way up, so im guessing if brett labs it up nice, and throws what he needs to for the bow lift, im thinking i will be in good shape!!

i 2nd day aird him the prop, so he should have it today

ive ran 28 and 30 b1's 1.5 bravo, 88 251 convioncor, 509 blower, about 700hp... always seem to slip about 2800-3000 until you get the speed up, once at cruising speed about 45mph 3000rpm it hooks... i get alot of bow lift, he i am cruising at 70.

700 hp in a 251, i like your style!!!! whats she top out at?

got it running at the end of last year, i had it 84gps about 5400rpm, that was for a couple seconds, i havnt pushed the sticks all the way yet!! im waiting for an xr upper, 700hp is estimated

Too much slip its not worth the top end gain if any