Prop selection for a 98' Johnson

Ratred · Post by **Ratred** » March 26th, 2006, 11:41 pm

I have a 1998 Johnson 4 stroke with a 9x11 3 blade prop. I was wondering if I decreased my pitch to a 7, would that give me any more GOGO for my little MoMo? Any ideas or suggestions?

Post by **tin can** » March 27th, 2006, 6:30 am

Could you provide a little more information? What horsepower? What boat? How many RPM are you turning? How is your hole shot now?

Ratred · Post by **Ratred** » March 27th, 2006, 9:03 am

The hp is 9.9 at 4000-5000 RPM and I'm in a 14' Aluminum Jon boat. With me and a friend the motor works fine, I guess what I'm asking is would a prop pitch change make that much difference.

Post by **tin can** » March 27th, 2006, 9:26 pm

It would give you a better hole shot, but probably wouldn't help your speed. My concern is if you drop in pitch you might turn too many RPM.

Ratred · Post by **Ratred** » March 28th, 2006, 10:51 am

You're probably right about too many RPM. The more I use the boat and this motor, the more I like it, speed be damned. Thanks for the insight.