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Solution Another shout out for Ken at Propgods. I described the sudden change in performance, and he immediately suggested that it sounded like the hub was slipping. (Sudden big loss in acceleration and top speed). I told him which boat I have, engine, and options (lifting strakes, etc), and...

Another shout out for Ken at Propgods. The hub on my prop was slipping, causing loss of power to the water (big loss in acceleration and top speed). I told him which boat I have, engine, and options (lifting strakes, etc), and that I wanted to go stainless steel. He made a recommendation, and...

Load (400ish lbs of people) was distributed evenly throughout the boat. The speed is GPS speed, I do not have a in water speedo As stated in my original post, nothing else had changed from previous outings with this boat, and the speed suddenly dropped by 10 mph. The prop is the power matched...

Thank you, that makes sense! I will check it out.

Oh, by the way, the boat is trailered, it is not sitting in the water.

Fuel water separator changed in October before putting the boat away for the winter. Engine is not misfiring at all. Tunes are not as clean as they could be, but they’re cleanliness did not change from one outing to the next outing five days later.

2011 2275FSi, Yammy 150 One day, the boat was comfortably running 35 mph at wide open throttle (about 5850 RPM). No prop strikes, or obvious damage to the prop, and next trip out, with just two extra people on board, suddenly I can’t get over 25 mph! It feels as though the boat is dragging, and...