On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:11:10 -0500, Brian Whatcott
wrote:

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:18:41 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:15:18 -0500, Brian Whatcott
wrote:

matching prop pitch to desired cruise
speed is almost a black-art....

I though you gave it enough pitch just reach maximum rated RPM at WOT.

Casady

If you pitch a prop like this for a full laden boat - it can be dicey
with a light laden boat, don't you think?

Not really You can overrev the engine with a light load, but you dont
have too. Its just that WOT is not available with a very light load.