07-20-2006, 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by JCORTHO12
hi my name is chuck. i have a 150 cc 2005. with a 50 hp 2 stroke yamaha. i am 225 or more and my boat only gets to 3100 rpm. i have not put any real gear on board. what do guys think? i can get on plane but have sent friends to the bow to do so.
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As long as you are not carrying a lot of "unknown" extra weight, that prop has too much pitch. You are about 2500 RPM too low from your target WOT RPM range. I would "start" here to get a rough idea of the correct pitch to use 
http://sites.mercurymarine.com/porta..._schema=PORTAL
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