What a difference anew prop makes!
I have a 2007 Outback. It came with the original 3-blade 13x13 OJ prop. I decided to get a backup prop. At the suggestion of this forum I bought a 13x12 ACME prop and installed it on the werkend.
These are the improvements I have noticed:
- the hole shot is about 50% better. I get up on one ski much faster.
- I had to recalibrate all the ski speeds for perfect pass because the boat is now running at obout 200 rpm slower for any given speed.
- the boat reaches ski speed faster which helps with short setup at the slalom course.
- the top speed at WOT has increased by 4mph to 48.
- the boat loses much less speed on tight turns.
I didn't expect this much improvement from just a prop change!