Boater wrote:
...little place for them here, eh?

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...s/ce0a1de9.jpg


Anyway, here's a snap of Yo Ho's business end. I'm waiting for the
shrinkwrap guy to show up this week. Wrapping the exhaust after the
motor drains is part of the winterizing process. I've got to spend a few
minutes removing the rust from the prop and repainting it. One of these
days I'll find a prop paint that actually stays on the blade tips. :)

What surprised me was the rust on the aluminum prop. My props (much
older than yours) have lost half of the black paint, I have had some
dings removed, and it has touched the bottom a time or two, but has
never shown a hint of rust. Is rust on aluminum props common in salt
water?

As far as painting the props, my props started to lose their paint in
the first year, and I asked the mechanic if I should touch them up. His
comment was that the new paint would "spin off" as soon as i put the
boat back in the water. Don't know if that is true, but it sure has
save me the trouble of repainting the prop. Based upon your experience
repainting props, he was correct. When I have had the prop dings
smoothed out and balanced, the prop shop never bothers to repaint the
props for the same reason.