Hello All,
Newby to the forum here, from Islay Scotland, looking forward to all your advice!
I have an 16.5ft Orkney Strikeliner, semi-planning hull, with a 30hp tohatsu fourstroke on it. it plains fine with me or me and one lightish passenger in it but if there is much gear or 3 people its pretty dead in the water.
I bought the outboard new and it has a 9.9 x 11 prop on it, the factory spec says it can take up to a 14.1 pitch prop of the same diameter, although I can only find up to 13 in the country.
I have seen props of over 14.1 for sale in the USA but I don't want to strain the outboard.
Basically im after on advice on which prop to get to get the best top speed out of my boat.
Thanks, Thomas
Newby to the forum here, from Islay Scotland, looking forward to all your advice!
I have an 16.5ft Orkney Strikeliner, semi-planning hull, with a 30hp tohatsu fourstroke on it. it plains fine with me or me and one lightish passenger in it but if there is much gear or 3 people its pretty dead in the water.
I bought the outboard new and it has a 9.9 x 11 prop on it, the factory spec says it can take up to a 14.1 pitch prop of the same diameter, although I can only find up to 13 in the country.
I have seen props of over 14.1 for sale in the USA but I don't want to strain the outboard.
Basically im after on advice on which prop to get to get the best top speed out of my boat.
Thanks, Thomas
