Well it was stunning allright!! I can't give it a light load review since the boat was "weekend weighted" with the kitchen sink and the whole family again, so no top end numbers yet.
But as for the holeshot and driveability, it was a dream. I've never driven a 4-blade prop that had this combination of smoothness and low steering torque. I was running 1/2" below the pad and the boat truly felt like it was being run by an electric motor.
There was NO vibration in the boat whatsoever; it was unreal. And the lack of torque was almost spooky...at speeds over 70 you could take your hands off the wheel and just hold the boat straight with a slight touch of your knee on the wheel.
You know, looking at this prop off the boat, you begin to see radical differences in propeller making styles. Some companies wheels look like they are surgical steel, cut in a CNC mill or otherwise so flawless in reflection they could have turned up at Roswell. Other companies props are more "old school"; not that they are crude or in any way inferior to the "computer generated" ones. Quite the contrary--the years of the experience of their makers show in subtle asymmetries and the more handmade appearance and affect.
This prop is of the latter breed, and whatever it's got built into it makes it a winner. Bow lift was outstanding for the load I was carrying, and although I only ventured into the 80's for a brief period, it was obvious that this wheel screamed for some weight out of the boat to really strut its stuff.
But did I mention how SMOOTH it was, even WITH all that weight?
This thing will ROCK on the XR...but Pinkie is right....I don't have the nads to string it out on that thing... :lol:
I will give it to XXXrunninYYY. He will GIT 'R DUN :shock:
PS I forgot to mention that this was with my stock sportmaster case. I haven't gotten the Titus 200 case back yet.
