25 trophy vs. 25 tempest

The first and most obvious difference is that a Tempest is a 3 blade prop and a Trophy is a 4 blade prop.I have limited experience but my previous boat had a 4 blade prop on it when I bought it. It performed just fine and got out of the hole great. I just felt like I could get a little more speed out of it. I got a 3 blade prop and picked up about 4 mph. The holeshot did not suffer much if any. I will say that going to a 3 blade prop, I went up in pitch by one size per BassCats recommendation on my particular rig. I never had any problems with running too many rpms but sometimes that is something that needs to be considered to decide what pitch you need. Last edited by toledobasser on October 8th, 2012, 7:45 pm, edited 1 time in total.Jim EbarbMany, LA (Toledo Bend Lake)2004 Cougar/ 225 OptimaxHumminbird Helix 12 Chirp SI on BalzOut Mount at bowLowrance HDS 7 at bowHumminbird Helix 12 Mega SI on Ram Mount at ConsoleLowrance HDS 8 in dash at console

I ran a 25 and 26 Trophy on my PII with 2.5 200 EFI for years, really isnt much difference in speed. This was all “pre-Fury”, but I found the Trophy to be better on holeshot, better load carrying and bow lift. The Tempest didnt use trim and the boat ran flatter. Actually had a 25 Tempest as a backup prop, fwiw.I could wind the Trophy out to 6k rpms and hit 74 on gps, so wouldnt think speed will be an issue vs. a Tempest.Never had a problem loading on the trailer either at various angles. I would think the loading would be more likely in the 20 foot/250 engines, but my brother doesnt seem to have problems loading his 06 Cougar FTD/ 250 XS using his Hydromotive 4 blade or his stock Trophy. May just need to play with launch and load as it will possibly be a little different. The most important thing is knowing what your engine prop setup is doing performance wise now…rpms, water pressure, handling, etc. Dont necessarily want to get the same pitch because you may not be satisfied. Can you try it before you buy it? If it is used it shouldnt be a problem……. Last edited by jignpig on October 9th, 2012, 4:10 am, edited 1 time in total.96 Eyra/12 Mercury 175 Pro XS with 2015 single axle trailer2017 Victory Gunner