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Best prop pitch? 12" or 13"?
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<blockquote data-quote="T Man" data-source="post: 288539" data-attributes="member: 3351"><p>I took my new (to me) 1652 Lowe John out today for a shake down run. Everything worked fine except for the spun hub. For what the dealer wants to re-hub I can buy a new one. Using Mercury's configurator, I am down to a 12 or 13" pitch on my prop. Mainly this boat will be used as a duck rig on strip pits (less than 1 mile long), but will see big lake (Grand Lake) use during the summer months.</p><p></p><p>Motor is a 25hp mercury, boat is a 1652 Riveted Lowe with a console. Rpm is unknown, as is boat weight (I am guessing around 550 with motor, somewhere around 1000 with guys and gear)</p><p></p><p>12" seems like the ideal balance, but will there really be much top speed difference between a 12 and a 13, or should I buy a 12 now and then get a 14 later on to swap on when running bigger water?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="T Man, post: 288539, member: 3351"] I took my new (to me) 1652 Lowe John out today for a shake down run. Everything worked fine except for the spun hub. For what the dealer wants to re-hub I can buy a new one. Using Mercury's configurator, I am down to a 12 or 13" pitch on my prop. Mainly this boat will be used as a duck rig on strip pits (less than 1 mile long), but will see big lake (Grand Lake) use during the summer months. Motor is a 25hp mercury, boat is a 1652 Riveted Lowe with a console. Rpm is unknown, as is boat weight (I am guessing around 550 with motor, somewhere around 1000 with guys and gear) 12" seems like the ideal balance, but will there really be much top speed difference between a 12 and a 13, or should I buy a 12 now and then get a 14 later on to swap on when running bigger water? [/QUOTE]
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