Coming from a Viking, you will sadly be disappointed in the ride. If you're going to downsize. 48' Cabo and 50' Post are the 2 I would consider...
Wards or Lean Marine.
That prop pitting is nothing to worry about and extremely minimal. Veems would generally be 2 knots faster than the Michigan Federals and Acme....
If you have voltage at the solenoid on A1 and A2, then you either have no voltage on the switch or the solenoid is bad. I'd be looking at voltage...
Prop burn can be common on the Cabo props due to tunnel to blade tip clearance. Veems didn't seem to get it, but Michigan Federals did on some...
