Norcalrider wrote:
I'm in the same boat, I/We like to ride around the 20mph range and that where the boat likes to get on plane, so it jumps up quick on speed, i suggest the 4 blade prop w/the ES300 Fin, it makes for a nice wake! My wife thought we put ballast in the boat, because the wake was that much larger. However the bow does rise more and driver must be real good, as in know when to go WOT at the start then back off when it starts to plane out and then give it a little gas to maintain 20-21mph and make adjustments. The one thing i don't like is to go up to 30mph and scream to slow down! I'd rather be going 16mph and yell speed up a little. at 16mph I can practice 180's going inside the wake to outside until it increases to go W2W.
Dont put the Hydrofoil SE 300 on your outdrive unless you are handy with the wrench and like to re-seal your lower unit. Those thing put so much upward stress on an outdrive that it is not made to handle. You may as well tie an anchor to your prop shaft, both will cause the same amount of damage.