I know its labeled a ski / fish prop on a normal boat
but was wondering if it would work better than a 4 blade prop
on a boat with higher than normal x dimension
and if anyone has actually tried one for this?

Difficult to run on high X boats because the blades are real tiny and the diameter is only 13.25". The design is great for 200 hp outboards on ski boats or 18-26 ft. Alpha Bravo drive boats.

B

Had an old 23p High-5 that worked really good as a ski prop on my 21' SeaRay.
However
On my 23 Velocity running in the Ozarks slop-n-chop .- Did OK in handling but not a top speed prop.

Thanks Brett,
I never got around to replacing the damaged prop I sent you
before replacing the boat first,LOL, so now
I am starting all over again, still running my backup prop,
a 25p Powertech 4 blade, good slip numbers at top speed (13%@69.4) but horrible at cruise (23%@42) due to the high x ,
I did finally aquire a Bravo 24p to replace the damaged one after
getting the new boat however havent tried it yet, if the results are what I expreinced before I think it will be even worse at cruise with a stock Bravo.
Anyways that was the reason for the Q's about the High Five
since there is no way I can afford a better 5 blade than that.
Guess Ill hit you up once I gte some data on the Bravo prop and see what we can do with what I have.

I was recently advised to try a high five on my boat w/ the X @ 4.5" below. After seeing this post & some others I'm wondering if its a waste of effort. My rev 4 does OK pulling skiers but does'nt like to turn sharp w/o blowing out...like pulling a tube outside the wake. I found a high five & will try it within the next week or so but wondering what would be the best prop for hard turns or water sports.

Pure ski boats have their propeller under the hull and therefore can turn on a dime and not pull surface air to the prop preventing blow out. Outboard ski boats will run the engine deep (7"-8") below the bottom of the hull helping to lessen ventilation. Although your "X" isn't extreme, you may still vent in tight turns. Ultimately doing what you are bdoing is the only answer.......Test


Brett

the high five turned out to be useless on my boat,
wouldnt hook up no matter how easy I got on the throttle,
I ended up running a Hydromotive P5 , still have a bit of slip
right as boat noses over on plane but otherwise it works very well on my setup.

Agree 100%
I had one a 200 hp outboard boat that had the engine buried. It worked great for that. When we raised the engine it did not work at all. Tiny blades.

I tried a Bravo one last weekend & it wasn't any better than my beat up Rev 4. Hopefully I can try the High five this weekend & a Maximus next week. Someone suggested a stingray hydrofoil. That seems reasonable it may cost speed on the top but should hold the water more in tight turns. Any opinions on that?

The High Five didn't work do so well but the 24P Maximus works the best so far. I was on a ski lake so I couldn't see how many RPMs I could get out the Maximus but I'm sure its well below the RPM limit. Whats the smallest maximus available...21P?