Quote Originally Posted by snyderaaron View Post
I never understood why this burns more fuel. With my old prop I would have to run a lot of rpms just to plane out with all the weight. Now with my 1433 I'm on plane in no time and not running high rpms as long.
its a matter of how far you drive once you are on plain. if you have a high pitched prop it might run more rpms for a few seconds to get on plane but once on plain you will run less, and the longer you sustain this speed to more your fuel savings

with a low pitched prop it will get on plain easier but once on plain the engine speed ill be high for an equivalent boat speed thus burning more fuel for longer runs at a sustained speed.


slicks, how long is your run to your riding spot? I am running an 1847 and if we dont trailed to the river it is probably 4-5 miles from us and it seems to burn a good amount of fuel as well