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schweeeeet! Sucks about hitting something though. Just make sure they check out the gears and prop shaft before getting it back. You don't want to be pulling the lower unit again. A slightly bent prop shaft can cause premature seal wear and you'll end up with water in your lower unit, or worse. ;)

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MAC -- WAS YOUR PROP ALUM OR SS?

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Aluminium, 13.5 x17, prop could not be repaired hub was spun. *New replacement $150. * Someone at work asked me why I didn't get a SS replacement. *I had no real answer other than thats what it had on it. *Would there be any benefit from a SS prop in fresh water? * *Bill Mc *


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NO!! SS can and will snap the lower unit in a real good hit!! You were lucky if that prop is SS!!
In fresh water I would never use any more then Alumin!

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Y eah Mac ... you were lucky it was alum. A stainless prop would have transferred more of the force of the impact to your gears/prop shaft. Better to sacrifice the relatively cheap alum prop.

Stainless is better suited for large waters where getting home is your number one priority. Kind of hard to change a damaged prop in ocean seas.

For shallow lakes and bays, where you can usually find a place to change a damaged prop, you are better off with 2 alums on board vs. a SS PROP.

* This is Seakindly's opinion, and does not necessarily reflect the views of www.wellcraftv20.com ::)

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Your pic just popped up ... I love my puter... not.

I don't think I would bother to have that skeg repaired for that motor. Probably would have just ground off the back edge.

Can't you have that prop rehubbed? ??? Then smooth out with a hammer. Use it for a spare.

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Hows that logo song go "State Farm is There". I made a claim on Monday before I knew what the exact cost would be. All I could picture was that I needed a rebuilt lower unit $1500.00. When the guy said $195 skeg repair $150 new alu prop what a relief. Stayed with the insurance claim just in case something else is wrong. $100 deductible not bad. I've had a boat 15 years never made a claim this time I did. Thanks for the info on SS props. Bill Mc ;D

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Stainless props are good for performance. Believe it or not, aluminum props will flex slightly changing the pitch. It's really not something that the majority of us would notice though. It is, however noticable with composition props and I would recommend not going that way. Aluminum is probably the most economical and best performance for the money. There are new props out now that the blades and hub are separate and interchangable should you require a pitch change or replacing damaged blades.
You also could have attached a Skeguard stainless replacement on there for about $100.
I don't know about the insurance companies where you live, but here they will warrant a claim, then drop your policy afterwards (many of them anyways). So, in most cases, you're better off not filing a claim.

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We'll see. Bill Mc

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I have a Hustler prop on my boat. It is like CB says the prop and hub are seprate. About $130 but when you ever want to or have to the replacement prop cost is $60!! And is just fine, I have no difference the a regular prop, that I notice.