I currently have a 25ft center console with a 250 Honda outboard. It performs pretty well with the stock prop (Solas 9531-140-21). A little slow out of the hole when fully loaded and tops out at about 50 mph and 6000 rpm's.
I found a Mercury Enertia ECO 20.5 pitch and tried it thinking it would be a little better out of the hole (less pitch) and get better mid range fuel economy.
The surprise is it crawls out of the hole now and only runs 41-42 mph and 5000 rpm's! Is the Solas slipping that much?

Thoughts?

Thanks,
Chris