Chris Z
Well-Known Member
After lots of shopping and research I finally ordered a stainless prop for my F150 and 2275GCW. I started this process over a year ago but was unfortunately sidetracked last spring with ridiculous water levels at camp and on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River.
Anyhow, I thought I would share the process with you folks if you're interested.
Current prop is the black aluminum model that is very popular with my dealer. It is sized and pitched well and it will make an excellent spare. The new prop that arrived yesterday is the popular Reliance SDS that has tested well and is recommended by Yamaha for my particular boat and motor combination. One of their Performance Test documents deals with this prop and my model and boat configuration in particular.
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The latest version of the Reliance SDS has done away with the added expense and complexities of extra parts when swapping and should just slide on in place of my black prop using the existing thrust washer, spacer and castle nut. You can see the front and back of the new hub here:
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So, I'll be making this swap later this week when I get back up to camp and with add some performance numbers and handling observations then.
I'm looking for a little more dig out of the hole, a better mid-range, better grip on the water (less ventilation), and maybe even another MPH or two at the top. We'll see.
Anyhow, I thought I would share the process with you folks if you're interested.
Current prop is the black aluminum model that is very popular with my dealer. It is sized and pitched well and it will make an excellent spare. The new prop that arrived yesterday is the popular Reliance SDS that has tested well and is recommended by Yamaha for my particular boat and motor combination. One of their Performance Test documents deals with this prop and my model and boat configuration in particular.
View media item 7928View media item 7925
The latest version of the Reliance SDS has done away with the added expense and complexities of extra parts when swapping and should just slide on in place of my black prop using the existing thrust washer, spacer and castle nut. You can see the front and back of the new hub here:
View media item 7926View media item 7927
So, I'll be making this swap later this week when I get back up to camp and with add some performance numbers and handling observations then.
I'm looking for a little more dig out of the hole, a better mid-range, better grip on the water (less ventilation), and maybe even another MPH or two at the top. We'll see.