pantera II prop

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May 16, 2004 at 5:52 am #459681

Bass Cat Boats
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Try a 22 or 23 Trophy with a blow out ring and without,that depends on your rig and load. Also if you could find a 24 Predator PP24 or PP23 that would be nice. Though they no longer manufacture that wheel.BCB

May 19, 2004 at 2:14 pm #459682

Deerbass
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I have a 23 Trophy on my 93 P II 200 Mer, Works great

May 3, 2009 at 10:07 pm #273008

bbdropshot
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I am trying to find the right prop for performance and handling for a 93 Pantera II 150 merc xr6 single console.Mainly running big water,georgain bay.Currently running a High Five.

May 4, 2009 at 2:30 am #273010

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I have a 92 pII also with a 200hp erude. When I got the boat it had a 21p cabelas prop on it. The hole shot is amazing and it will carry a full load of gas, livewells full, ten rods a fiar amount of tackle and three 200 pound plus guys at 61 mph at 5950 rpms. Ive been told however that is not the full potineal of these boats. Ive tried two differnt props one was a 26p ballistic which did nothing for top end and killed my hole shot. I recently tried a 25p renegade wich also killed my holeshot but pushed a lite load to 71mph. I filled the livewells full and lost about 3mph. Im thinking that my boat with the 21p prop is where Im gonna leave it. I cant seem to get much better for whatever reason.Hope this helps.

May 4, 2009 at 4:10 am #273012

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The engine is probably too high.

May 4, 2009 at 4:26 am #273014

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I was kind of wondering about that, someone said when they are too high that they are stiff to steer, and its pretty stiff.

May 4, 2009 at 4:43 am #273016

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Drop it till it is not stiff.

May 4, 2009 at 4:49 am #273018

bbdropshot
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How much makes a difference, should we start at like 1″ and go from there.

May 4, 2009 at 1:42 pm #273020

WVBassCat
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I run a 25p Renegade on my P2. I have a slow hole shot but my top end is good (low 70s). My J/P is hyd. Just moving the J/P a little can make a big difference. I would say move it a half inch to a 1/4 inch to start. That would be a good starting point. Steve

May 7, 2009 at 5:09 am #273022

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So would the motor being to high be a cause of a slow hole shot with the 23, the 26 got about the same hole shot, I would think it would be alot slower.

May 7, 2009 at 5:13 am #273024

Bass Cat Boats
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In any rig the first hing you do is set the engine height with the propeller you are running. If you can not achieve a hole shot at that height, then you must figure out another propeller and start over. The engine height should be where the boat has moderate steering wheel torque. That is where slippage and efficiency meet. Too high and you have slippage and excess torque. Too low and you have no torque and the propeller is too deep to perform.

May 7, 2009 at 5:27 am #273026

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Im not real familiar with steering torque on an outboard, im just comparing it to the inboard/outboard boats that i have driven, and it feels alot stiffer than they do.
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