what pitch should be used for a propeller on a boat
When selecting a propeller pitch for your boat, it is important that the propeller runs at the upper end of your engines wide-open-throttle RPM range. If you want your RPM's to increase, go down in pitch. To decrease RPM's, go up in pitch.As a general guide, for every 2 of pitch, RPM's will change approximately 400 RPM's. For water sports or extra people on board, you should generally drop 2 of pitch to help compensate for the added weight and drag on your boat.emember this rule of thumb: For every 2 of propeller pitch, rpm's will change approximately 400 rpm's. As you drop in pitch, rpm's increase, and as you go up in pitch, rpm's decrease. So if we want to raise our rpm's we should choose a lower pitch prop.