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Originally Posted by factorykitted
Specs: 2010 23 LSV Wakesetter 350 Monsoon w/ Acme 537 - 13.5 x 16
Issue: Need more holeshot and power to maintain speed when loaded down - full ballast and wedge. But want to maintain the handling and fuel consumption when driving from spot to spot.
Resolution: Stay with 537 and live with it? Go 1235 and lose the fuel range. Or is there something in between?
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I too was one of the very skeptical ones about switching to the Fusion, but it has been all good. There was no downfall switching from the 537 to the fusion for me. My RPMs actually dropped in all situations, even WOT, more hole shot, and I seem to get better gas consumption also. The fusion is a bigger diameter prop and is obviously much more efficient in my situation, but I only have a 21ft boat. My son and I did a comparison one nite real quik and this is what we came up with, both props on same boat within 30mins or so, we pulled the boat out changed prop and put rite back in, it did calm down just a bit with the 537 on but there was still very little chop with both of them.
537 prop
empty 22MPH 2600RPM
empty 27.5MPH 3000RPM
empty 45.6MPH 5600RPM Rev limiter
weighted for wake/kneeboarding
22MPH 3000RPM About 5.7 sec. to get there.
weighted for surfing
10.8MPH 2550RPM
Fusion Prop
empty 22MPH 2400RPM
empty 27.8MPH 3000RPM
empty 45.1MPH 5400RPM
Weighted for Wake/kneeboarding
22MPH 2900RPM About 5.1 sec. to get there.
weighted for surfing
10.8MPH 2400RPM