OK...but thats like saying what kind of girl do you like?? A 4-Blade has more BITE and more SURFACE area Period! Thats where it has Its advantage..yes you can pick the wrong gearing in it or pitch but it has more BITE and it has more surface area. A smaller 3-blade will spin faster, use more rpm's and burn more gas. Power boats want to spin the prop very fast for speed..a tractor (which is what our boats are made for) want more BITE for moving weight. When I started putting 1700-1800 lbs in my boat the wake was great but it took me a football field and full throttle the whole way to get up to plane..it was a HUGE waste of gas and LOAD on my engine. AFTER switching to a 4-Blade I use 10-20% throttle now and the boat is up to plane in 2 to 3 boat lengths..GAS mileage is WAY down and my engine doesnt work hard anymore. Im sure I cant go 40 mph anymore but I dont care..Im a wakeboarder. Now having said that there are variables and this is where the opinions and choices come in. My trans is a 1?:1 trans Power Plus option (8-10?? I cant remember) which is geared more direct so my boat RESPONDED very well to the BIG 14x14 bladelike a drag gear would on the track. Now we put that same 14x14 on my buddies Malibu he has a 1:1 trans to but the middle# was higher like a hwy gear..his ended up being like a 1:28:1 trans and that higher number is more like a hwy style gearing and wouldnt push the 4-blade. Not enough rpm's so it was like having 2-hwy gears in there. He is now trying a 3-blade like a 13x9 pitch which has ended up being a better match for his Hwy like gears in the trans. I think the older boats with the more direct 1:1 ratios respond really well to a bigger prop but the new trans has way more gearing in it and might not benifit from a 4-blade as much. So heres what you do. You call the factory, tell them how much weight and what YOU want the boat to do and they will recomend a starting point BUT, make sure you have trade up or down options so you can try 1-2-3 props and find what you like. Easy as mud!! Right! My opinion is that I DID NOT WANT A 3-blade anymore. I also told the acme guy I was pushing 1800 lbs and I wanted the biggest 4-blade I could get. I dont see any of the new big boats coming with 3-blades on them so why would you pick one for your boat IF you want to wakeboard. I hope this helps, as a sales guy I just try and make and keep things simple. Jet