mercury trophy prop

[Mike G.]

Iwould like to here some views on the trophy prop.

[David]

I tried one and it was wrong for my SS2000. Actually it was good once on a plane. I've seen a one on a Tuff 21 that will go 100.

What was different? 150 HP and a lot of boat weight. The more powerful and heavier boat worked with the Trophy. You see a lot of Trophy's on bass boats, which are relatively heavy, compared to an STV or an Allison.

Most people use the small hub Trophy with the large gearcase. I have a small hub engine so I think that's why the small hub didn't work for me.

What sort of boat do you have?

[Lockjaw]

My buddy has one on a big bassboat, and it is awesome. If you carry weight in your boat, they work well, and you can jack them pretty high too.

[Mike G.]

I have a 20 ft. aries with 200 merc. 02 carb motor,25 tempest plus prop,hyd.jack plate. It turns 58 to 59.

[staylor]

...and pick the one you're rig likes. I've got both a 21 small hub Trophy and a 21 Tempest in my prop box. The Tempest is Boger 'worked and runs about 1 mph faster than my Trophy 'worked by Mark's props. But, the Trophy runs a lot smoother and has a better holeshot than the Tempest, even with all the PVS plugs taken out of the Tempest. At high engines heights the Tempest hooks up a little better at speeds over 50 mph in a crosswind. Most of the time I end up running the Trophy.
Doug

[Steven]

19 with a 200 merc here. fastest prop and great accelleration with a 26 plus. i have tried lots of props and the trophy works great for me. 80 plus, run propshaft 1 in. below center sponson, and it still responds to trim and somehow does not loose its bite. rooster tail goes away at around 35-40 mph. ;)

[Sleekster]

It carries the weight (about 2400 lbs) of my 22' openbow modified tunnel, but boggs the take-off. If I drilled the holes larger, it would spin-up better. For me, the 3 blade Raker 24 gave better top-end and all around performance. Now I'm dropping in pitch to take advantage of port work.

4 blades are slower than 3, at least in theory.

[WATERWINGS]

My 27 Trophy ran 95.9 on my Quartershot, with a 200 Merc. @ 7200-7300

Mid RPM's is where it shines......86.2 MPH @ 6000 with the propshaft 1" above the pad.

83.3 even with the pad. @ 6000

[Mike G.]

Thanks to all for your information and quick responce. Hope to see 70 mph on gps.

[Djohns]

Looking for a recommendation. I want to carry passengers and still see good top end. Ski-sport prop so to speak. Which prop should I buy? Trophy, tempest? Big barrel Hub or small? What is the difference?

Tired of spending my kids retirement money on wheels.

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!:D

[WATERWINGS]

Alot of people here seem to cut the Trophy down, (not a REAL performance prop), but the Trophy has made BOTH of my boats handle better.