Thank you for all of the info. I'm going to start out just trying a straight old 17p prop and go from there after trying it. If I get a better hole shot and up to plane faster then problem solved.
Thank you Funny you should mention the hole in the prop trick as I was working on my engine in the driveway and a snowbird outboard repair shop owner from Canada happened to walk by and he mentioned the same thing but he said to just drill a small hole in my current prop and told me where to...
I have a 90hp efi 4 stroke on an 18 1/2 foot bass tracker aluminum boat. I'm running a 13.25 by 19 pitch 3 blade standard prop and I am having a tough time getting up on plane, the bow stays up for some distance. I have 3 batteries in the back and the gas tank so there is sometimes quite a bit...
OK Thanks. I had already ordered the 4A's before I uncovered this problem so I'll just put them in when I get them and give it a shot. I just don't want to burn something out.
I have a 2011 OR 2012 90hp efi 4 stroke serial #1B95118 The emissions tag says it takes NGK LFR4A-E That is also what I took out of it to replace them however the threads looks like they are running hot and when I type the serial # in it says I have a 2012 motor and it takes KGK LFR5-AIX...