I’m trying to gather some info on what other owners are using.
My boat came stock with an Aluminum 14.5 x 19”. It performs quite well, pulls good, WOT of 4800, so it’s working like it should. Pulls an adult slalom skier or a couple tubes without a problem. But I’m always looking for an improvement.
So I picked up a SS High-5, since they’re supposed to be the best for pulling toys or skiers. The one I picked was a 13.25 x 19.
*The WOT is 4750.(lost 50 rpm)
*At specific rpm’s across the board, it was only 0.5 mph slower than the aluminum, except at WOT, lost 2.5 mph. (using GPS).
*I can keep on plane at lower rpm/speed with the Aluminum (which really surprised me).
*Pulling out of the hole, was no improvement.
So if the Aluminum is working almost perfectly, is there no room for improvement?
What else can I try? Or does it sound like I'm about as far as I can go?
My elevation is 3000' if that matters.
Since this varies so much between boat models, I was wondering what you 175 owners are using and how it works.:smt101
My boat came stock with an Aluminum 14.5 x 19”. It performs quite well, pulls good, WOT of 4800, so it’s working like it should. Pulls an adult slalom skier or a couple tubes without a problem. But I’m always looking for an improvement.
So I picked up a SS High-5, since they’re supposed to be the best for pulling toys or skiers. The one I picked was a 13.25 x 19.
*The WOT is 4750.(lost 50 rpm)
*At specific rpm’s across the board, it was only 0.5 mph slower than the aluminum, except at WOT, lost 2.5 mph. (using GPS).
*I can keep on plane at lower rpm/speed with the Aluminum (which really surprised me).
*Pulling out of the hole, was no improvement.
So if the Aluminum is working almost perfectly, is there no room for improvement?
What else can I try? Or does it sound like I'm about as far as I can go?
My elevation is 3000' if that matters.
Since this varies so much between boat models, I was wondering what you 175 owners are using and how it works.:smt101