DaveyJ
Well-Known Member
I installed a Yamaha Reliance SDS 14.5x14 on our boat today and was reasonably happy with the overall performance. I bought the prop lightly used off Ebay as there was no way I was going to be able to justify $500+ for a prop to my wife. It was far from a perfect day for boating as gusts were in excess of 30 but I headed over to the "calm" side of the lake to give it a shot. Bimini was in the boot, just me on the boat, overall as tested weight around 4,400 lbs. Max speed was achieved with the trim in the 3/4 up position which resulted in a WOT of 5,750 RPM's and a 2 way average speed of 32.5 MPH. The prop seemed to have good traction and I'll be interested to see how it performs loaded pulling our tube, however, the season is fast coming to an end so that may have to wait til next year.