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Rogue,<br /><br />Has your experience with 4 blade props been on small outboards? Most of what I've seen about their advantages talks about a better holeshot by getting less slippage and transmitting more power. this is usually getting a big/heavy boat on plane fast (using a big motor). But, I'm not sure whether there would be much benefit on a 15 hp. (?) Maybe it won't have enough torque to handle more bite anyway?<br /><br />Brent more
Re: 3 vs. 4 blade prop on 15 hp?
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Howzit Bp. I'm not sure about your boat/motor setup but with the rigs that I work with the smaller the pitch the bigger the load I can push.The bigger the pitch the faster I can go.4 bladers seem to give us better performance all round(fuel consumption and thrust)<br />Can't help with anything else.<br /><br />Regards
Best conditions to run 4B: We recommend 4-blade boat propellers for specifically in towing applications, heavily weighed boats, or bass boats with very specific prop requirements. Those with high-performance hulls running high horsepower outboard engines can also benefit from 4-blade applications. The performance of a 4-blade propeller vs. a 3-blade propeller is very subtle yet the 4-blade is a little better out of the hole as well as smoother and quieter in operation, with less steering torque and less vibration at high speeds. Many of our recreational boating customers find that the four-blade performs okay but not great, as you’ll need a lower pitch to run similar RPMs to a higher-pitched, and therefore faster, 3-blade prop.
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Best conditions to run 3B: We recommend 3-blade boat propellers for most recreational boats with 3, 4, and 6 cylinder outboards and I/0 engines. 3-blade boat propellers generally run “faster” than props with more blades because you can use a higher pitch and be in your recommended RPM range for WOT. They can provide good hole-shot and top-speed performance. Without changing number of blades, you can often go up or down in pitch with a 3-blade boat propeller to achieve your hole-shot or speed goals within your RPM range. [links]
We regularly help customers who call or come in asking for a outboard boat propeller with more blades because they want to go faster. Unfortunately, that’s just not how outboard boat propellers work. Here, we’ll walk through the applications for different outboard / sterndrive boat propellers based on number of propeller blades, and outline some considerations to make when switching from one to another.
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Diameter is the width of the circle that the prop would make when rotating.
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2-piece propellers perform the same as the 1-piece/fixed hub versions. [links]
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