jamesgangnc wrote:
I run stainless. Many lakes the se have low spots with soft bottoms.
Stainless tolerates groundings at low speeds as long as it's not rock.

"HK" wrote in message
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Tim wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:42:12 -0000, Tim wrote:

have the old one rebuild for $60-85
What he said.
That's what I was thinking, Tom. A quality rebuild should be as good
as a new one, I know. Especially if done by a reputable prop shop.
But I was wondering about the metals when they weld them back, if they
are prone to be weak.

probably not.

I know I won't be going back to stainless. I learned an expensive
lesson on my CC 169, when I hit a log. the hub didn't break loose when
I hit a log or something, and it busted the gears in my lower end.

But the prop survived! ?:



I recall seeing a rig at a dealer's with a busted lower end. The owner hit
some old concrete near the boat ramp. He dinged his stainless prop and
tore the crap out of his lower unit gearing. Stainless props are a mixed
blessing.

I never had any problems with aluminum props. Never noticed any great
increase in anything the one time I switched to stainless.




That makes sense to me. I've been running a stainless prop on my Parker,
and I have on occasion churned up a bit of sandy bottom. No rocks, though.