23p vengence to a...?
 

Hi,

I have a 2004 caravelle interceptor 232. It has a 496mag with a bravo 1 with what I'm told the 1.5 gears but I don't know how to verify. The boat probably weighs about 4000lbs with fuel. It currently has a 23p mercury vengeance prop. This prop is ok out of the hole, but top speed it really falls on its face. I am not able to trim past halfway up without the boat Cavitating badly. I am hitting around 5k rpms, and even hitting limiter in better weather. This is about 62mph on gps. I would like to be around 66-67, and still be decent out of the hole. I am thinking a mirage plus 25p would provide some more bow lift And get me there but I don't really know. The boat does not have trim tabs, but I will probably go with some smart tabs at some point as it seems this will help the boat through the rough. Any thoughts or recommedations?

I also used the bblades web form last week but I understand that they are quite busy.

Thanks!

KDubb,

We have been a little behind in our email responses due to to the amount. Sorry for the slight delay.

I think the smartest route would be to test a 25 Mirage Plus through our test prop program. From there we can discuss the outcome and determine the best Lab recipe for your set up. Through a series of questions and calculations well as experience, we can create the best option for you in stock or Labbed form.

Let us know if we can help further.

Brett

Thank you very much for the quick reply. I will be in touch!