"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:44:01 -0700, "claus"
wrote:

However, in spite of our best efforts - the prop eventually failed.
Because
of our bad experience we decided to replace the folding bronze prop with a
Volvo aluminum prop.

So you feel that a aluminum prop will be less subject to corrosion
than bronze?

Casady
Yes - and it is also less costly to replace ($200. vs $2,500). On the other
hand, I will lose some speed under sail but since I don't race I can live
with that :-)