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Mikkilla
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motor damage from bent propeller
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One of the blades on the prop on my Mercury 4-stroke has a noticeable
bent, plus a few nicks and scrapes on the other two blades. Since I
have to drive the boat quite a distance in shallow water (2 feet)
before I reach the 4-5 feet depth, I hesitate to have the prop
repaired until the end of the season since it will be damaged again in
no time. But, I do not want to damage the motor, of course...
Can someone give me more information on the risks of running a motor
with a bent propeller?
You'll throw the propshaft out of blance causing lower unit damange.. which in
turn could/will transmit up the drive shaft to the powerhead Don't be cheap get
the prop fixxed. cheaper to repair the prop then have a gearhousing or
powerhead rebuilded.. If you don't throw a Rod out the block
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