Heading back home after some WOT speed runs in Guemes Channel to test the new prop. After reading some Merc performance reports decided to try a 16Dx13" instead of the 15x15, it brought me from the low-mid RPM range to the high end of the RPM range and only a couple mph top end loss (28 mph). On last trip I noticed the boat had gained a lot of weight over the first 2 years and the waterline was never visible (I emptied about 200 lbs of unused stuff after that trip too). I may actually go back to the 15x15 for normal loads because I really like cruising around 3000 rpm.

Heading back home after some WOT speed runs in Guemes Channel to test the new prop. After reading some Merc performance reports decided to try a 16Dx13" instead of the 15x15, it brought me from the low-mid RPM range to the high end of the RPM range and only a couple mph top end loss (28 mph). On last trip I noticed the boat had gained a lot of weight over the first 2 years and the waterline was never visible (I emptied about 200 lbs of unused stuff after that trip too). I may actually go back to the 15x15 for normal loads because I really like cruising around 3000 rpm.