Robert M. Gary wrote:
On Jun 30, 6:38 pm, "sailirc" wrote:

I agree with your OP, btw, about analuminumprop absorbing damage that a
stainless steel one would pass along to more expensive parts.

I just bought a new AL OEM prop for about $110. That's about the same
as a single tank of gas. I'm much happer doing that than bending a
$600 shaft.

-Robert


A lot of it depends on where you boat. Where I mostly boat now, in
Chesapeake Bay, is pretty much sans reefs, rocks, hard bottoms, et
cetera, so I don't worry much about my steel prop on Yo Ho. When I lived
in Florida and fished the shallows, I was very concerned about oyster
beds and hard shell bottoms, so I mostly used an aluminum prop.