Ive got a 3.0 i/o mercruiser on da toon.
Running a 16x13 Quicksilver AL prop.
Up here in Colorado, between the high altitude and all the FAT people on my toon , i need something less to reach WOT.
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There are usually 10+ peeps on my toon.
Even with 2-3 peeps i can only just reach the bottom of WOT, 4400, which is 4400-4800 on my 135hp 3.0.
Im wanting to put a 14x11 on it.
Looking on Dan's prop store site.
They dont offer a 14x11 for the Mercruiser Alpha drive, BUT they do offer it for the Mariner Outboards. 40 to 140 HP.
Is it ok to put a prop made for the OB on my sterndrive if the HP rating is ok? Both require the same Mercury Flo-Torq II hub kit, so i imagine it would fit on the shaft ok...
Otherwise, it seems the 'smallest' prop offered for the 3.0 sterndrives is a 16x11.
Yet, another guy i talked to agreed with the 16x11... he said not to drop the diameter, but just the pitch and go with a 16x11.
Thoughts?