Sean Flesch
New member
I have a 1988 Tracker Magna 17 with a 60hp 2 stroke Mercury running a 13 pitch prop and stingray II whale tale. I am not getting up on plane very quickly with my wife and daughters aboard (takes more than 2 minutes and a lot of engine trim adjustments) and I am not able to spend the cash on a bigger outboard. I'd like to pull the girls on the tube this summer. I have been looking into either going down pitch or installing some smart tabs. WOT is just shy of 5500RPM with the current prop. I think I have some room here to drop to a 12 or 11.5 but was wondering if gains would be better with the tabs. I think both would help but one thing at a time. Which would get me my best gains?
PS, anyone know what the manual says my prime RPM is (I thought it was 5800) on this motor......but it is almost 30 yrs old.
Thanks
Sean
PS, anyone know what the manual says my prime RPM is (I thought it was 5800) on this motor......but it is almost 30 yrs old.
Thanks
Sean