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 ::)