Looking for prop advice on 2002 Regal 2765

[scottpbutler]

Hi,

I have a 2002 Regal 2765. It has 2 - 4.3GL Volvo Pentas with SX out drives. I have noticed in the past couple of years that it is slower and slower to get out of the hole when there are people and gear on the boat. When I am alone on the boat, it gets right up on plane and will do about 45mph (GPS measured) on WOT (about 4300 rpm) with the motors trimmed properly.

However, if I get 4 adults on the boat, it often won't get on plane at all unless I ask them to move up front to redistribute the weight. Note that this boat does have trim tabs and I do put them all the way down when trying to get on plane.

I currently have Viper 14 3/4 x 19 props. I have never had them tuned up. There are a couple of burrs on the edges but nothing jumps out as being wrong.

I would really like to eliminate the hole shot issue and wouldn't mind losing a bit of speed to do it. Any recommendations on props?

Thanks,

Scott

PS - I have not tested to see if the hubs are spinning but plan to do that this weekend when I am out on the water.

[ken2]

Spoke on the phone yesterday, but I'm thinking the 17 pitch SFS4 would be decent, but if you want the best acceleration I'd go with the QST5 17 pitch.