Were you getting a really high prop slip before? Not sure why you would need a 5 blade unless you had a shorty lower. Bblades has a program where you can try a bunch of different props before buying a prop. I concur with Pat, talk to Bret. He might even take your prop on trade. I plan on doing the same thing once I have more money to spend on my boat.

Hydromotive will return your prop for another, I believe there is a nominal fee, there lab finishing price is fairly reasonable at $300. I thought the kilo record was set on a stck 496magHO and not the hp500

Sending BBlades my Bravo next week.


On July 26, 2002, the new VELOCITY VR-1 set the APBA & UIM World Kilo Speed Record. Steve Kildahl and Bob Spitulski drove the record setting VR-1 with a 500 Hp MerCruiser engine that was certified with accurate horse power. The Steve Stepp designed hull out ran all other manufactures' boats including stepped and ventilated bottom hull designs.

In 2005, the VELOCITY VR-1 Team kept breaking that record every year; they toped out at 80.95 mph with an Innovation built 425 HP Engine! Now that's cookin' with grease!! Once again the designed and built VELOCITY hull proved ultimate supremacy against all other hulls, including every "stepped and ventilated" hull entered.


I asked Hydromtive for help and I basically was told it would have cost $400.No returnes or exchanges because I "only" paid $950 through Velocity (no hub) I just wish they had sold my the P5x. It is obvious its the one I needed. What sucke is that after thinking about it I figured thats what he would have sold me. when he told me the P5 I just figured he knew best.

Bob Spitulski, from Chuluota, Florida and Steve Kildahl, from Sarasota drove their new F1-56 VELOCITY hull, propelled by a single Mercury 525 EFI engine, Bravo XR drive and Sportsmaster lower teamed with a Hydromotive 4-blade prop to a sizzling 86.771 miles per hour on the Pamlico River course.

Talk to Mike at Hall propeller. He is the Velocity prop guy. He knows and has run Velocity. He also works with the factory.

and i will bet that Mike at Halls did the prop for this run

Yes he did, I spoke to him today

to 84.4 mph @5000-5100 After Mike at Halls propeller tweaked it. The man knows how to work a prop. Looking to get 3 more mph from a 28. I would have thought Hydromotive would had sold somthing like this instead of a p5. I have a 28 Bravo1 ,28 Hydro 4 blade small shaft welded hub and a 27 Hydro P5 for sale. [email protected]