Topic: Performance

[darton]

I'm  picking up my 2005 strato 285 pro XL this weekend it has a yamaha 150 vmax with a 3 blade 23 or 24 pitch prop, does anyone have an idea what i might expect for top end speed and hole shot time.

[mcro]

I have a new 18' aluminum G3 with a 150 V max. I had it to 60 mph the other day. I ran out of room on the body of water I was on but I don't think it had much more left.

[densik]

most boats with a 150 will run 60 - 64, depends on the set up

[lgbass33]

hi dartin, i bought a new triton sf21 last year w/225 honda .it came witha 26 3 blade stainless prop ,i was only pushing 4200 rpm .@55 mph i had a hard time pulling a 250 pound guy out of the water slalom  .so i did testing with props ended up with 4 blade 20 pitch 6000rpm@70+mphwith 3 inches to spare on jack plate for more power .and will rip your arms out now.so find out what your max rpm on the motor is ,every pitch change will change rpm about 200-250 and depends on which way you want to go holeshot lower number ,but may loose speed or may gain like i did