Not sure if a bigger prop diameter is possible, but that might solve your dilemma better, more pitch may give you more hole shot and better efficiency, but I'm not sure that on your boat it will keep you on plane better. More3 pitch may also make it cavitate more, sounds like more or an issue with transom mount height to me, I'd check that is it all the way down or are they mounted a few bolts up?, check that and maybe play with that to keep them in the water better. Also, trim the tabs down if you want to maintain plane at a slower speed. To properly check your load on your props you need to have full fuel and gear and your full crew to turn up to max rpm's. You should ideally be at or just under by maybe 200rpm's to be propped correctly. Anything below that will be propped wrong also, but if you adjust your pitch and increase it and add a full load of gear, people and fuel it will fall flat on its face when you do and will be bad for the engines and will run horrible. Look into other brand props, many have had better luck with Merc props as well in similar sizes to gain efficiency and speed, but that may also hinder your ability to stay on plane at a lower rpm. Merc also has a program where if you plan to buy from them they will loan you props until you find the correct ones and purchase them for a set down payment/security deposit. You may need a different diameter or pitch prop, but the cavitation of the props during acceleration makes me think your engines are mounted or running to high for the boat, look into that to optomize that first before playing with props and spending that money. Don't skip the step, go about the process with all the steps to get the best results. Enjoy the new boat, she sounds awesome!! Lets see some picks!!
