Gambler Bass Boats - 27 Ballistic Prop Test

Was getting such great performance out of our worked 25" Ballistic 4-blade prop that I decided to try a 27". Out of the box it was rubbish. Washy feeling and wouldn't carry the bow. Had it worked and picked up 5 mph. This thing absolutely blistered the 29" Bravo 1 XS we have. Significantly better holeshot and acceleration than the Bravo.

[@aj06bolt12r]

That boat drives beautifully at speed... Very nice

[@life_of_riley88]

Almost got *another* bird. . .lol But really, the boat rips. 👍 Wish I was in a place to order one.

[@stevebrimer1257]

Ready to see the video from LAKE X with the 400-450R

[@beavisbrowne3497]

Hauling ass! Very impressive

[@r.guardia9107]

Nice video. Is this in the Orlando area? This is a new boat built in your new factory? Thanks

[@kybluefan71]

Is the SHO flashed? Nevermind. See its stock. That's scooting with the weight.

[@ronniejohnson3781]

Impressive ride at speed! Little to no chine walk

[@avery349]

Out of curiosity what makes you choose the Yamaha over the Mercury? I seen in another comment you said the Sho and Pro XS run with in 1 MPH of each other. Are you just a Yamaha guy just like some people are just ford guys or does it come down in reliability or some other factor such as maybe prop options or something of that nature? I guess those Yamahas do look pretty good too though

[@geraldboyd282]

Heath when you are running flat out do you tuck the tabs up all the way?

[@GamblerBassBoats]

ABSOLUTELY!!! If I'm not getting on plane, making a tight maneuver, running super slow to mark bait, or running rough or shallow water then the tabs are fully up.

[@timschreiber1584]

Heath who is working your props for you and is that the XL 14 1/8?

[@GamblerBassBoats]

Yep, that's the prop. Mike at Skip's Propeller is who did the work. Super guy! really knows his stuff too. www.prop-repair.com/index.html

[@timschreiber1584]

Keith who is working your props for you?

[@AUClay]

Mercury 250R comparison?

[@GamblerBassBoats]

Mercury 250R is a few mph slower on our boats than a regular Pro XS. It's all due to the sport master lower unit though. Our hulls are too heavy to fully surface the lower without excessive prop slip, so the extra length and drag of the sporty below pad just robs speed. The Pro XS and the SHO run neck and neck. Literally within 1 mph. I've tested them back to back on the same boat, and that 1 mph advantage would flip-flop one way or the other just about every run based on changing conditions.

[@AUClay]

@@GamblerBassBoats Can a Torque Master gear case work on a 250R? I have run Torque Master components in smaller cases with nose cones due to durability, but never the actual torque master housing. I know the 300R is compatible, but don’t know if it can be run on a 250R.

[@AUClay]

@@GamblerBassBoats Also, I don’t like the Sport Master on my Allison XB2002, I ran one for about a day and noticed that when you come off the throttle the entire boat wants to drop immediately and get squirrelly. It doesn’t come down smooth, even with a torque tab. The whole boat just drops without warning. A regular Merc gear case with a Bob’s nose cone works way better with an Allison.

[@GamblerBassBoats]

@@AUClay so to the best of my knowledge, the only difference between the 250 XS and 250R are rigid motor mounts and the sporty lower unit. The powerhead, operating RPM range, and power output are identical (unlike the 300 XS vs 300R, which are quite different animals). If I am correct on this then there really isn't any reason to push for the 250R unless your setup likes the sport master lower unit. We even run torque master lowers on our 300R setups since they typically don't exceed the low to mid 90's. The older torque master 1 lowers were questionable in the low 90's, but I've personally tested the TM2's with Mercury at Lake X and they'll run low to mid 90's all day long on our hulls. I do however think a coned TM1 might be a smidge quicker and drive a little better at those speeds. Hard to say without testing back to back.

[@AUClay]

@@GamblerBassBoats I wish people would realize how Gambler, Allison, Bullet, and few others are far superior to companies like Ranger, Skeeter, Triton, and etc. Skeeter, Ranger, and others used to make great boats before producing more boats faster and cheaper became priority. People go for name brand over quality when they don’t know the construction process.

[@geraldboyd282]

Heath the boat is flying and so stable at speed great job.

[@machinegun69er]

Too close to them shores ole yeller..will be sending ya a ticket