aluminum prop repair?

[wed]

I got outside the boat lane today and managed to run over a sumberged object. Bent the amuminuim prop, limped back to camp and pulled it off. Put the boat on the lift backwards to pull prop so that was easy enough. I am going to buy a stainless steel unit but I am thinking about taking the aluminum prop to the shop to see if they can repair it. Anyone out there have any experience with prop repair?

[HandymanHerb]

If you have a prop shop use them, I bought a new SS one and it was still a little off on pitch, he repitched, put a cup in it for me and repaired my old one too.

[dockholiday]

Think most good prop shops can do the rebuild, they might even have what you want in a ss. Places like that accumulate thing over the years.
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[lakerunner]

Our local rebuilds alum props for $50.00 and it looks like a new one

[wed]

OK, I will check out the local prop shop.

Thanks!

[wed]

Thanks again guys, Prop Shop says $40 and ready by the end of the week. I will posts again when I have had a chance to run it and see if it gives the same performance.

[FloterBoter]

usually $35 to $40 here to fix aluminum.


as to a stainless steel prop...

"hit with aluminum, break the prop.
hit with ss, break the gears."

your call.

[jimrs]

"hit with aluminum, break the prop.
hit with ss, break the gears."

Not so true! I have hit my ss prop on stumps on 5 different boats and have never damaged the lower unit, and did very little if any damage to the ss prop.

[WaltF]

So far so good Jimrs!

bet that trick wouldnt work as well on a rock though.... heh

Course with less then 150hp, why spend the money on a ss prop? The main advantage of ss is it wont 'flex' when ya run the big horses into it...

ss prop $600
al prop $95

[dockholiday]

Course with less then 150hp, why spend the money on a ss prop? The main advantage of ss is it wont 'flex' when ya run the big horses into it...

ss prop $600
al prop $95[/quote]

agree 100 percent............you just don't get much return on your investment....
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