4-blade prop for 1988

ktipkang wrote: I'm looking to upgrade my current 3 blade prop for a 4 blade prop.

Where'd you get the idea 4 blades is better than 3 and what do you want the boat to do different than what it does with the current propeller?

Hollywood wrote: ktipkang wrote: I'm looking to upgrade my current 3 blade prop for a 4 blade prop. Where'd you get the idea 4 blades is better than 3 and what do you want the boat to do different than what it does with the current propeller?

ktipkang wrote: I want it to propel over 1500 lbs of ballast more efficiently.

I really need to ask as well. Where are you getting this info? Please, stick with us and spend some time reading about props. A search will bring up tons of current up to date results on props.

Welcome to CCfan. Tell us more about the boat. Is it a CC? If so, make sure you get some pictures and text submitted for the diaries section.

Also, to avoid being called "not given", you may want to add your first name in your profile. You'll find unlike other sites, most here use first names.

Don't forget to tell us where you are being told a 4 blade is better.

horkn wrote: Running a 4 blade versus a 3 blade does have its benefits. I run a 4 blade Acme 208 CNC on my classic nautique hull. I've been extremely impressed with it. When running extra ballast for boarding, the 4blade works very well, and compared to the old 3 blade I have, it's a day and night difference. Granted, I don't have, and have not yet tried a comparable acme 3 blade CNC prop on my boat, but I probably will try one in the near future. The old tech 3 blade is apparently nothing performance wise like the new cnc ones.

Sorry for the threadjack. Tom, do you have any more photos of your martinique?

Acme 540 is a good prop for wake boarding.

I second the acme 542 it is what you want to use when running that kinda of weight

Luchog wrote: I will correct myself, the Acme 208 is 13x12.5 4 blade. I wonder how a 11.5 4 blade would work...

I don't know, but the 208 on my martinique works very well, even when it was stock 240 hp.

I do have more pics of my boat. I'll have to load up some more.

Hollywood,
You seem to know what you're talking about. What's your opinion on the 542?

I have the same 208 4 blade as Horkn, and I'm happy with it for all around freeskiing and wakeboarding. Even though my boat is a 93, I have a similar powertrain to yours. 351 Ford 240hp with the 1:1 transmission.

Although, my boat came with the 208 so I didn't get to see the difference.

The last time this came up, a lot of people agreed that the 4 blades were a huge improvement over the stock 3blades. And then, the newer 3 blades that came out, were even better than that.

I guess you might as well go right to the new 3 blades. Although, I've heard the 4s have some advantages when moving a lot of weight. I also find it interesting that the new Nautiques all seem to come with 4 blades.

You know what is funny is that when I got my 208 in the summer of 02, acme was certain that it would work well on my older SN hull just fien. DIM said not to even try it because it won't work well.

I went with the suggestion done by the manufacturer ( I always will too purely out of principle), and they guaranteed I would like it, or I could return it no problem.

Now I look on DIM and they specifically say the 208 works great on older SN's. LOL