props for a 26 daytona?????
 

What size props r you guys running on your 26 daytona cats. i currently have a 28 bravo 4 blade and the power is a 525 efi. i can't seem to get a good speed. i resently put a imco 2 inch short on it. the prop shaft in about a 1/4 inch above the bottom sponsons. its a bear to get on plane and tops out at 82 mph on the limiter at 3/4 throttle with the trim at 3. hopefully somone one here has some insight on what i should do. thanks for any help!

Nick

Well if you on the limiter you need for pitch or less prop slip. Hard to get on plae your dive is high but top end looks fast to me with 500HP.....

Good luck Skydog

When I had a 26 my X was about the same as what you have.

When you say it is a bear to get on plane are you having a lot of prop slip getting on plane or it is just slow? Were you using this prop before the shorty? What speed and rpm were you getting then?

I was running a hydromotive 5px prop that seemed to work all around. When I and a friend who also had a 26' gained about 10 mph going with a shorty on this boat.

One thing we figured out is the prop that works on one boat would not work on the next.

I would see if you can borrow a 5 blade in the 28 pitch range. This may not be the perfect prop but it MAY get you closer to being the correct one

I have a set of 28p 5 blade maximus' for sale if anyone is interested.

how much for one of them. im thinking of putting a 2" shorty on my 27 daytona.