Prop selection...
 

PQ guys,
a good friend of mine has purchased a 1995(or 6) 257 Powerquest. The boat is powered by a Bulldog and I believe the boat was supplied with a Mirage 3 blade. He has brought this boat home to our elevation in Utah from Texas and will need to re-prop for hp losses.
Question is, what seems to be the best performing prop for this boat? Pitch will be a trial and error process but he can at least start with the right type of prop ;)

Thanks in advance,
Dave

My 260 liked the Mirage Plus the best. The 4 blades provided too much stern lift. This was with stock power and with non-stock power.

Mine came with 28p Bravo's and I got 4950 RPM regularly at 79 MPH GPS speedo. I then put on some 30P Merc labbed Bravo's and got all the way to rev limiter at 5250 while just getting 80 mph GPS.

BTW, Vyper340 gets a regular 80.5-81 mph GPS with standard, non-labbed 28p Bravo's (the boat, year, and power is exactly the same as mine except he has the windscreen and I have the windshield). I wish I could get that speed and be as fast as Vyper340!!! I guess I'll have to settle for being the slower PQ in our group... :mad: :rolleyes:

Bill, NOBODY will EVER be as fast as the legendary Vype340.......huh Vype?.....:D

Bill - congrats on coming to grips with the reality of the situation.

Reck - still waiting for you to join the 70+ club... so don't knock it till you try it. LOL!:)

Whoa!!!!
Vyper340 typed in the above message from my computer while I was away. I guess that is the ONLY way his boat will be faster than mine.

That IS pretty funny though!!! LOL!!!

:eek: :D

Sure... retract it just when we all thought that you were finally making a breakthrough and confronting the brutal truth. :)

You guys are killin' me...:D

I am absolutely LMFAO!! (Bill and I were typing at the same time this morning so I did not see his reply.)

Good one Vype :D