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If you get a chance to try a 25 Merc. Tempest plus 3 blade (bass boat prop) by all means give it a try.. Its a high rake prop & will lift the boat well,,
Not sure what you are looking for but if its top end then the 3 blades seen to work best on the 24's & as mentioned the mirages & mirage+'s work well, but if you can get ahold of a tempest or tempest plus give it a shot.. My old 79 24' had a low X due to the TRS and was no doubt a several hundred pounds heavier than your boat with about 450-475hp with 454 cu" & a 25 pitch Tempest plus worked best on it from what I tried.. I would have really liked to tried a 23 in the same prop but never got a chance to.. the boat ran right at 70 on GPS and was a blast to drive a speed due to the lift & high trim it took to run it all out..
Not sure what you are looking for but if its top end then the 3 blades seen to work best on the 24's & as mentioned the mirages & mirage+'s work well, but if you can get ahold of a tempest or tempest plus give it a shot.. My old 79 24' had a low X due to the TRS and was no doubt a several hundred pounds heavier than your boat with about 450-475hp with 454 cu" & a 25 pitch Tempest plus worked best on it from what I tried.. I would have really liked to tried a 23 in the same prop but never got a chance to.. the boat ran right at 70 on GPS and was a blast to drive a speed due to the lift & high trim it took to run it all out..
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I have run a 3 blade Mirage and a 4 blade. If I recall, the three blade runs better. I am going to have the same basic set up as you, with a new engine going in this spring. 89, 24, with a stroker 496 at about 525 hp. I was running about 70-72 with about 450 hp around 4800 RPMs. This was with the three blade.