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Thanks for the review!

Maybe your outboard needs to burn a new fuel map?

The price is reflective of the designers trying to get rich before the newness of it wears off in the boating world.

Do they offer prop insurance?

Plot against Speed, not RPM

All these graphs really show you is the range you should stay out of for most cost effective cruising. Dont buy a 5000$ prop within a narrow rpm window of better efficiency. Just stay out of that window and save 5k.

Do NOT trust companies that turn off comments on their promotional videos. I promise thats a huge huge red flag guys. They censor discourse because they know its 99 % hype. If the prop was similar cost itd be worth a small gain in a small RPM window. Ok so it gets on plane quicker but the fuel consumption is no better over all. Just in that narrow RPM window.

Your sweet spot at 4000rpm's is very impressive!

If you're going to be the eyes and ears and story man I hope you take it onto consideration

How many slaves on conscripts built the fort. So much good content you could have known with a little research

You skipped over Mudd's treating inmates for yellow fever disease! Contributed to his release and pardon by presidential decree.

Years ago, I took my 4 inch draft, 22ft sailboat into Mooney Harbor. I have no motor but yes, a lot of small sharks.

What a beast. Comon that winning lottery ticket 😊.

Throw an Enertia Eco in there and lets compare, I bet ya it can beat it at high speed fuel efficiency.

www.kingmarinecanvas.com/ makes the Bimini tops.

Any connection to the Bimini manufacture. .... a kit for purchase ?? Appears as if it would fit my 2004 c25

Great walk through. I love my 25 C-Dory. Lots of videos of it offshore and cruising on my channel.

Next time tilt you're out drive up you won't have to work on the ground

When people said they were expensive I was expecting $1k-$1500… not $5k 🤯

Great video Brother, I did the same thing, I traded the high output 3500 dually for a 2500 hemi. I was only towing 14,000 pounds at the time and thats well within the range of the hemi gas. One thing you didn't mention was maintenance. I purchase the 5-year package from the dealer. Cummins is $5,370 for a 5 year package the hemi 6.4 was a ONLY $1199. The Hemi is a 250K mile engine easy vs the diesel that supposed to last longer but as long as liberals in Sacramento California controls SMOG requirements, the diesel engines will continue to be problematic.

How much horsepower does the Suzuki have? 200 or 250hp outboard

I‘d compare the Sharrow to a bigger standard prop - because that‘s where its lead at certain RPM comes from… 😉

I have a 1995 grady white adventure 20 ft carries 82 gallons of fuel a 200 hp Suzuki 2023 outboard motor how many gallons of fuel will it take to go from Key West to Fort Jefferson and back to Key West.

Loved your video, just subscribed to your channel, we have a trip planned for the end of this month and your video was great. Thank you

One good hit and you have to replace a $5,000 prop. In addition a repair will have you laid up for awhile since Sharrow is the only repair shop.

That nut on the prop doesn’t need to be very tight since I’ve used it just hand tight n that clip will hold it in

I mean, running 4k at 22 knots is massive for fuel economy, idk why everyone judges these at WOT and then determines they're no better. Everyone just glazes over that mid high speed efficiency bump without even mention, it's weird. They're horribly expensive tho. On small boats like this it's not worth it, but if you have something that takes up serious dock space then it's a worthy consideration, assuming they get it right the first time or will correct it later if they didn't. It is a very limited band of enhancement, but it is quite noticable.

With what they are charging for the props they should send out an engineer with each full set to zero in the boat so you can take advantage of its design.

Don’t feel bad I had the same issues. They sure do look good on the back of the boat

Sharrow must have freaked out 😮. I hope they compensated him for his new video 😊

After Quick calculation.. you would have to drive 3700 miles to pay for the $4500 prop difference..

I just put my new sharrow on. I'm saving 15% in fuel cost and it should pay for itself in 8 -9 years if I don't hit anything or sell the boat or lose it in the hurricane

Great info and follow up review. Thanks

I was hoping for better results from Sharrow in the MPG department and was really wishing a higher top end. Curious if they might do better on my trip Yamaha 450 on the 375 Grady Freedom. .95 at best cruise and 57mph top end. Good fair review. Subscribed.

Thank you for taking your time to let the world know about your experiences with this new prop, it is the first non sponsored video I have seen of a Sharrow prop. I am not a fanboy of Sharrow props because of their price. Even if their claims of 35% were true (I don’t believe they use real world numbers) It would take 20 years for me to recoup the cost in gas saved (I have twin outboards). That being said, your efficiency comparisons are way off. It is incorrect to compare MPGs at different speeds, which is what you are doing (in this case) when comparing MPGs at the same RPM. Since the MPGs are derived from speed and fuel burn, the only correct comparisons are “MPGs to fuel burn” or “MPGs to speed”. So comparing your 29.1 MPH Sharrow to your 29.2 MPH old prop comes out to 3.8% MPG increase with the Sharrow. I did a linear extrapolation (between27.6MPH& 24.3MPH) of your old prop for 26.9MPH and got 2.81GPH fuel burn, so the Sharrow prop has a 24% MPG increase at 26.9MPH. Since this is the best MPG (on plane) of the Sharrow, it is probably the best that it will be. This is way better than what you got, but it is also uses extrapolated fuel burn, not “real” fuel burn. This extrapolation is just a “best answer I can do with the data I have”, so to really compare the efficiencies of these props you need to get the data for the old prop at the same speeds of the Sharrow data you already have. Of course same day, same conditions would be best, but actual fuel burn at same speeds is best way to compare. As far as trim tabs are concerned, I would not be worried about them being the same position for each prop. I would run them where I already know I like them for the old props, and get my data for each 5mph change (or 2 or whatever you want) starting at 15. Then I would find out where I like the tabs with the Sharrow props and get the data for those. So same speed at same comfort level sounds like apples to apples for me. My opinion is that below 15 mph doesn’t matter to me because I don’t spend much time there, but when in really snotty conditions I do wind up going 15 to 20 to be more comfortable, but wind up burning way more gas. But when I am going 15 to 20 and trying not to fall completely of the plane, having the grunt to maintain that speed matters more than economy. I keep up with how much gas I burn and how many miles I go in a season (aren’t modern electronic great) and I have averaged about 1.5MPG every year for the last 6 years. I think at the end of the season with the new prop you will be able to give us a more comprehensive review of your fuel burn and everything else. I look forward to watching it.

Suggest you see FloridaBoatGuy's followup video which gives better results and explains the Sharrow input. Seems like the benefit here is not as good due to the particulars of this boat being short/deep. The data for other boats that Sharrow supported/advised videos give is much better and for commercial/charter operators, I'd dare say it's a major game changer. Certainly a product that needs to be ordered to suit your circumstances and preferences.

Good test. Remember, it is always “RPM” never RPMs which would mean “Revolutions Per Minutes” which makes no sense.

Wonder how easy it is to repair when you hit that rock.

Bro sounds like they threatened you. Blink twice if you need help.

Good review, I’m still on the fence. Thanks for sharing.

They are pretty slick for little overnight trips or a weekend. I like they are pretty plain so you can tweak it to fit your needs.

Definitely a special boat. Price? Dealer doesn't have it listed on-line. This CD25 and Eastern Boats 248 are kissing cousins and 2 of the boats I considered before buying the Cutwater 24. But some issues: Not for those who want a 20 KT+ boat, and what about a run to Bimini? If that RV A/C unit is air cooled, it may struggle with Florida summers and run, run, run. Sophisticated electrics (inverter, Lithium bank) raise Q's: Equipped with DC-DC charger for correct Lithium charging? Equipped with an 'amp counting' battery monitor? And there's only limited time running A/C on Lithium - our 500 AH of Lithium gives us 5-6 hrs of A/C WITH the Yamaha 250 alternator output, so forget an overnight anchorage with A/C. I did a sea trial last week to insure I can now give my heat-suffering wife A/C while underway, overnight at anchor (Honda EU2200) and/or at the dock, but it does take some thought & prep. Still, a cool choice for the right mission. For more of these 'trailerable cruisers' this Passagemaker article is interesting: www.passagemaker.com/cruiser-reviews/road-trip-a-trailerable-trawlers-round-up

With the Sharrow, at 5050 RPM you are doing much better than the calculated 2.5 MPG, you are actually at 2.88 MPG.

Do you know what model the AC Unit is by chance? Thanks. Cool video. 😎🤙

Sharrow should give you your money back

I believe it would fit in your driveway. 😊

I see now you are in a 20 footer. I would only take a full or semi displacement hull on a trip like that. It can be brutal.

I never try to go that fast in rough water. It’s so much better slower.

Seriously, if you look at the data at 4250, the increase is massive. Also, the comparison should be made at the same rpm. I've seen lots of sharrow prop reviews. Above a certain point the advantage starts to shrink until it is a wash. 5k is a lot no doubt. Nice job for an Aggie!😊

😂 He has an Aggie shirt on. That explains it. He mounted the prop backwards. 😅