Reverse Prop Rotation

[fech98]

We are surf on the PORT side and currently the prop rotation is set up for the starboard side, which the wave is great. If I switch the prop rotation, would the PORT side wave increase? I have a quote for about 3000$$$ including a new prop to get it done? Has anyone done this at all?

[JamesHawk101]

All I have heard about prop rotation is one side being cleaner then the other. Not necessarily bigger.

[fech98]

Exactly...I have a 211 and I have the port and center completely filled...I usually have about 5 people on the board side with 1100 sac on the locker with a 250 on the bow. I still see water wanting to go to the starboard side even with all the weight...I wave is decent. When I fill the Starboard side only the wave is long and clean. So if I change the rotation, it should be like that on the port side then/ Correct?

[HS]

Yes, cleaner on port with a LH prop . . .What year is your 211? (I think when they v drive unit mfr was changed the rotation also changed to LH.) My former boat was an '07 211 with LH prop, and port side wake was cleaner.

Aside from that, my experience is that on the "off side" surf wake, that it requires more weight than the "good" side, although I think with 1,100 pounds on the corner, that is too much weight. When I had dialed in the surf wake, I tried to consolidate 3 sacs into 2, and used a 900 pound sac on top of the port walk-thru that it made the wake very washed-out as compared with the dialed-in set up.

[fech98]

My 211 is 04. I am hoping that doing this is gonna make it easier to surf and just have cleaner water to surf on. I would like to not have to fill as much weight in the boat because of the time and effort.

[fech98]

my wake

[nyryan2001]

I dont buy any of this RH/LH prop business, especially for $3k.

There is about a 300lb or so difference on the side of the boat of the direction that the prop turns due to friction and tq created by the prop on the water.

If you cant get the extra 300lb weight in the compartment, consider lead, either in the rear or on the opposite prop spin side. Those that report its cleaner on one side is because that side has more/different weighting.