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i need to buy a high thrust prop for my 9.9 kicker. i have a crestliner ts192 boat. would you recommend a 10 x 7 or a 10 x 5 pitch prop for this application. i have only found the solas high thrust prop, is there any others out there i should consider.
propmann
03-16-2010, 08:32 PM
i need to buy a high thrust prop for my 9.9 kicker. i have a crestliner ts192 boat. would you recommend a 10 x 7 or a 10 x 5 pitch prop for this application. i have only found the solas high thrust prop, is there any others out there i should consider.
I think solas is the only aftermarket prop company making high trust props, Go with the 10 x 5 that will give the slowest trolling speed of the two. The 5 pitch should have better boat controll also.
Ask Juls, She gave me a recomendation last year and it works great! I can't rember the number of it though.
southerncomfort1
03-17-2010, 03:32 AM
i need to buy a high thrust prop for my 9.9 kicker. i have a crestliner ts192 boat. would you recommend a 10 x 7 or a 10 x 5 pitch prop for this application. i have only found the solas high thrust prop, is there any others out there i should consider.
I have a Johnson 9.9 also but on a Ranger 692.Have the stock 3 blade and the Solas high thrust 4 blade in the 5 pitch.The 5 pitch has excellent control and can crawl my boat along at .6 mph.The part I don't like about my 5 pitch is that if I want or need a faster speed say around 1.5-1.8 I have to give it a fair amount of gas which makes the motor louder then I like when fishing.If I was to buy another one I would go with the 7 pitch for my applications because I usually just use my Terrova when just crawling the boat along below 1mph.I usually run my 3 blade just so I can keep the motor idled down and steer with the bow mount.My 3 blade will still troll down to .8 but just does not need the same amount of throttle to reach the faster trolling speeds.If you usually troll above 1.3 mph I would say get the 7 pitch but if you slow crawl with the motor then get the 5 as it will give you the slowest speed with control like propman said.Your crestliner may weight and sit in the water differently then my boat and those can and will also affect your speeds and handling.
what is the difference in top speed between the 5 and 7 pitch and the stock prop that came on tyhe motor ?
southerncomfort1
03-17-2010, 05:06 AM
what is the difference in top speed between the 5 and 7 pitch and the stock prop that came on tyhe motor ?
For me personally if I am remembering correctly at WOT 5 pitch somewhere near 3 mph + or - and my stock 3 blade will do 5 + and probably closer to 6 mph.
this site is like magic, you type in a query, go to sleep wake up in the morning and you have a list of qualified answers. the main reason for going to a high thrust prop is for better boat control, forward and reverse, as the stock prop is not much of a prop at all (small 3 blade boat is in storage but i think it is a 9 or 10 pitch) i do some lake trout fishing where i sometimes troll 1.5-2.2mph so i think i should consider the 10 x 7 solas 4 blade. this prop should help with reverse as well compared to my current prop