Had it tuned up this winter and yesterday here is what I noticed. Had 7 people on the boat so we were weighed down pretty good, along with 2 full tanks, and a full water tank. With drives all the way down I was turning 4800 full throttle. When I began to trim up at all they didn't go much higher than rpm wise but I just got real bouncy. I am running Bravo 1 22 PITCH 4 BLADES. Anyone have any suggestions? I really don't know much about propping and gear ratios of boats, and am never to ashamed to ask for help.

P.S. I am running twin 454's carbed

Loose 5 people and half a tank of gas and go for a ride. With that you will probably hit the limiter.

Sounds like the right pitch to me.

When they test boats, they use a minimal amount of fuel and no gear, so keep that in mind. Most boats in the real world will not see the same numbers as tested, since you always have fuel , coolers and more passengers.

As stated above, if you run with 1/4 tank, 2 people and minimal gear, you should be all over the rev limiters.

So the pitch is ok but what about the prop brand and blade number?

If it is not broke do not fix it !!!!

4800 and loaded sounds pretty good. I think bravos are a good choice for your boat and if you go to a 3 blade I think you will lose some cruise speed and getting on plain would be harder when loaded down. Five blade you would lose more rpm on top unless you went to a smaller pitch. IMHO stick with what you got....mabey you can lab it a little to fit you needs better?

Is bb blades still the man to talk to on labbed props?

Brett at BBlades is the man...

My 31 with 454s spun 23p 3 blade mirage props to 5000 rpms. Looks like your good! Drop all the weight and see what she does.