Julie told me a while back that the new maximus props did not work nearly as well as the prototypes Merc tested. They did get them to work with a lot of work I believe. I personally love the Hydro P5X props on my 28. Seems like someone tried them on a 35 and weren't happy though. Hard to beat the Bravo props. I just didn't like the excessive slip at lower speeds. The P5X really improves on that when there is a load in the boat.

Bob

Thanx Bob, I agree, it's hard to beat the four blade Bravo's on the Nordic Hull. When I sell my five blades gonna order a set of Bravo 32's pitched up to 33's. These should be good top end props for spring and fall as well as poker runs.

What type of boats do you sell?

Gary,
I don't have a clue how they work on the 35 but the P5-X with a touch of added cup works wonders on the Heat. They are only 15-1/4".
I'm sure Julie would let you demo a set.
I just demo'd a 29 for Lake Mead which is low elevation for us and it seemed to be a bit more prop than my stock 30 bravo. Top end was better with the 29 as was cruise and obviously planing. I still think a 28 pitch with some cup would work better on my setup although the 29 did run ~3 mph faster than the 30 Bravo.
The Heat is a different animal though; The 35 may not respond as well.
Just never know til you try I suppose.
Dave

What type of boats do I sell??? Nordic of course! LOL

Does anyone know if anyone has actually tried the P5-X on a Flame.
Inquiring and possible future Flame owner wants to know

I've tried Hydro's but not the P5-X. The problem with the Hydro's on the 35 Nordic is stern lift. The 35 hull does not like to run flat the hull needs bow lift. I have found that the labbed Bravo's with additional cupping works well. Also, getting boat to plane with Hydro's is not easy.

My Best results with 35 Flame:

496 HO - 29 Labbed Bravo's = 82MPH
500EFI - 30 Labbed Bravo's = 88MPH
525EFI - 32 Labbed Bravo's = 91MPH

Gary, who does your lab finishing?
Also the P5-X definitely lifts the bow. I'd be real curious to see how they would work. Might be hard to improve on those numbers though
Hey RV, let's get those 496s going
Dave

Dave,
It looks by Gary's numbers that there is more in our boat. I would like to see his 29's on ours to see if we can duplicate the 82mph. That would be great. Also, those P5-x's sound like a good test. It never hurts to have good cruise speed/efficiency.

You better hurry, they are filling up the floor in the shed. We will not be able to get the boat out after a few more days!

Rick

has anyone twisted there propshaft, 28 with 496ho, is the boat just to heavy

The problem lies elsewhere