whats the best running prop out there for a 36pd? it has performance cam, heads, and exaust on a 18'x42" skiff

The pro drive prop

Yep.

Putting the purchase on one Monday but I sure don't want to

stock 36 prop?

Yeah

I run a Hopkins wheels and I have a brand new stock prop theres a big difference between the 2

Speed I have a 18x4 Pearce hull I get 34-35mph at 3900-4000 rpms deep and shallow water depending on water conditions I can load it down and still run 30-32 easy I'm burning hardly any fuel by turning less rpms my stock prop I got to turn 4300 to get 34mph which is not good on a motor
In mud the Hopkins wheel has way more bite for jumpin up and getting out of a bad situation the stock prop I find myself working harder to get through pack tight lillies the Hopkins wheel chops them like a chainsaw both prop don't like sandbars which I think no prop does and I find that wheel is very tuff and doesnt ware down like them them stock props do but all around I find the Hopkins wheel works for me other may have different opinions and ideas but overall I'm turning less rpms still running good speed empty and loaded saving fuel and blow through bad situations with no problem

What pitch hopkins

What pitch/diameter and what prop? The cleaver? What all is done to your motor?

I call BS runnin 35-35 MPH at that low of rpm

What are you calling loaded?

Let me borrow your prop, if it does what you say it will, their stock is about to go up.

you boys leave that boy alone. He obviously is typing on one of those keyboards with no periods or commas. Prolly got to typing and accidentally put in those speeds.

b s my rear end the wheel is a 13 pitch i was from the computer for awhile youll need more patience buddies im not scared at all to prove my theory i lunch out of amelia la boat every
weekend and loaded down i mean ice chest 4 people 180 plus lbs and a tube yeah i pull a tube with it

dam i leave away for a few hrs i get bashed speed all depends on ur rig and water condintions youll know that put it like this im pretty much pushing a tin can all 1/8 with a solid bottom thats why im getting those speeds

Hershey, send me that prop.

wish i can od i love that prop nobody believes but its a big difference between the 2 overall you gettin ur speed u want with less rpms and saving fuel while ur running u can trim up with this wheel and roll out with a pretty rooster tail

http://www.hopkinspropeller.com/mudprops/
trust me they a lil high and u dont get no warranty but their tuff and well worth the money

How much was yours?

it came with a motor i brought but the guy had just brought it brand new like 2 weeks before my purchase and talk very highly of it and every bit of it was true and he said it was around $480 but i called and talked to hopkins about their props they can pretty much cup and pitch the wheel to ur specs how you want just tell them ur situation and terrains u encounter and they will tune it just right but in mud they are flawless your passengers better hold on when you give it the juice

After all of the mods we do for a few mph, a prop is cheap for that kind of gains!

Heads are shaved 50 and ported and polished. Cam is 493f. 13 pitch Hopkins prop. Carb and exhaust. No work to to pistons....
18x4 Pearce hull all 1/8 crimped with cut back transom
That's my rig

What diameter prop, and which prop is it? I believe hopkins makes a few different style wheels. I know of a few guys that have run them, but are not seeing anywhere near the same results you are. Not with the little bit of motor work you have done, and not at those rpm's.

All I know is 13 pitch and the diameter you got me on that one but im in lOve with it and it works for me

How heavy their boats are???

Now see I know it was goin to come down to this I started not to answer ur rude self from the get go the guy ask are their any other props besides a pd stock prop which he got his answer rite ur question u ask me five times in a row is for you obivisily and you not getting no solid answer from me that's why I keep giving u the same answer call Hopkins like I did if get ur dam diameter test question you want like I did I was titled to my own opinion and you want to jump on me I'm not lookin for any trouble so move on I know all the specs on my prop I told you how it perform on my boat I don't have to lie come man we all grown men

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Me and the guy talk through pm he got all his info he ask me in a kind Way and I gave him his answer you the one making up the magic prop crap I gave you the name and pitch I didn't see knowthing magic about that you trying make me look like a fool

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People have tried lots of different props from Hopkins, but I don't know anyone getting even remotely similar results as you. He has different props, different pitches, different diameters, can do different things with the cup. Reason I am asking questions is because, if what you say is true, then whatever he did with yours is what one of us would want to duplicate. Calling him and starting from scratch is expensive and has not yielded very good results for lots of others in the past, hence the reason people are recommending the stock prop as the best all around prop. If you actually knew what was done with your prop, you may be of some assistance, but just saying I have a hopkins prop with a 13 pitch that performs ridiculously better than any other prop anyone else has ever seen doesn't really do anyone any good...

You suck at the internet dude. Am I hurting your feelings?

I'm just asking what prop you are running. He asked what is the best prop, most would recommend the stock prop as the best all around prop. That's pretty simple, not much to add to that. Call PD, order a prop for a 36hp pd.

You recommend something else, but don't know what it is. A prop built by a custom prop shop, that can be built anyway you want it. The info you gave is not an answer to the guys question. Just a point in the direction down a long expensive road that many others have already been down, and are now back to using stock props.

Glad no came off the rocket chair now let's talk
I understand ur question completely but you and I know both know 1st it all depends on ur hull weight condition of ur hulls bottom etc..... Like I said I'm pretty much pushing a tin can that's why mine performs well for me and even when I talk to Hopkins he did give me the diameter and all specs on prop but I didnt write any of that crap down that's why I can't truthly answer ur question but I garuntee call their and ask all ur questions and make sure u have ur pen and paper ready and ask about the mud buster series but I'm pretty sure it's a 13x12 if I can remember straight ..