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			I have heard that too Boatnluvr.  Aluminum will give whereas stainless will not as easily.  Thus, with aluminum you get a severely boogered prop if you hit something, but less (if any) damage to the gearcase.
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			Do you guys hit a lot of rocks in your area?
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			No, it is not normally rocky but I found the one rock that was there.  That's my Luck. | 
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			Stainless for me as well. I've dented my SS prop a few times, nothing major just a few dents here and there. An aluminum prop would have been destroyed or badly damaged like that one. 
				__________________ Life is composed of a bunch of little nothings! Sea Ray 19.5 I/O 351 Cleveland - SOLD 1989 V20 CC 1998 150 Ocean Runner - SOLD | 
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			I did a bit of roto-tilling with a 19p stainless on our Sea Ray it cost 150 to repair it............
		 
				__________________ 1974 Wellcraft V-20 Center Console 1999 Mercury 150 HP Bluewater 1975 Wellcraft V-17 1977 Evinrude 70 HP Restoration Thread http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=404584 Enfield Connecticut Civil War Veterans Graves and History Pages http://enfieldwargraves.smugmug.com My companion book I authored http://www.blurb.com/books/1137672 | 
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 Find a used one. I saw one at a marine styled swap meet I was 2 seconds too late for,...another guy paid 10.oo for it. Also prop shops sometimes have reworked ones the owner never picked up. By all means tho',...stainless is the way to go. 
				__________________ Doug aka "Hammerhead" Jensen Beach, Florida '77 V-20 165 I/O | 
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