I did a search and found some posts on Hydromotive props but no real final answer. Has anyone tried Hydromotive props on a 33PP with HP500 carb motors and see a total improvement over 28 Labbed Bravos? I like the attitude of the boat with the Bravos, would the bow tend to sag with the Hydros since its a heavy boat that could use bow lift?

yes the boat will nose dive i ran them on my 33 carb 500s lost 5mph bravos are the way to go unless you get the hydros with the bravo like design

Stick with the Bravos. I've run hydros on 4 different 33's. They don't plane as well and loose midrage cruise. My experience is they were faster than a stock bravo but same or slower than labbed Bravo. The HydroX is supposed to be like the Bravo, but I've never tried it.

Had 28 Hydros on mine when I bought it (carbed 500's) Now running different power and looking to unload them...

How did it run?

I had 24 QUAD IV Hydro's on my 33 with stock 454's but it was a year 90 so it was the low version.
It ran 74-76 MPH all day ,but yes hard to get on plane.

After changing to 650 HP ,boxes and 1:36 IMCO's i had 28 4 blade labed bravo 1 props.

So i could not tell you guys if it was better because the whole set up was diffrent ,,but both are great props as far as i am conserned.

No difference in top speed but the Bravos had better midrange and were alot better getting up on plane...

also I was able to pull out the 1"spacers with the Bravos and it still got on plane better! boat's attitude is better too!

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I think you have my old boat. I still have the hydromotive props from the day I bought the boat. Call me!


Rob 305 510-3031