Can any of you senior (not as in age but experience) boaters tell me what I can expect going from alum 10 1/2" x 13 pitch prop to a 10 3/8" x 14 pitch SS prop?

I have a 60 horse 4-stroke so it's not going to be a speed demon but what I am looking for is the assurance of the toughness of stainless steel over aluminum first and foremost.

But are there any other advantages that come with SS?

Here are some helpful specs:

OLD PROP

Mercury Factory

Alum. prop - 10 1/2" x 13 pitch

Top Speed: 34 mph

RPM: 5975

NEW PROP

Michigan Wheel - Apollo XHS

SS. prop - 10 3/8" x 14 pitch

Top Speed: 36??? guessing here and hoping

RPM: 5800??? guessing here and hoping

I would expect a slight gain in top speed (SS doesn't flex like aluminum), but perhaps a bit slower time in getting there.

Stainless steel is indeed tougher than aluminum, but as a dealer once put it to me, "if you hit something hard enough to damage your SS prop, the prop is going to be the LEAST of your worries"...

Thanks bud...

Yeah, I've been forwarned about hitting something by a couple folks saying exactly what you did in that it'll stand the test but the foot won't...

So thats why my reverse gear stripped.  At $400 to fix it I decided I did'n need to go backwards.  

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