On Nov 25, 2:04*pm, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:
On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:36:01 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

"Boater" wrote in message
...

It's just not that big a deal, guys. Really. Go boating, or, in the case
of FloridaJim, pretend you have a boat.

No, no. *We are all concerned with your prop. *You have a steel prop? *What
kind of steel? * Stainless steel?
What grade of Stainless steel?

This is serious. *If that steel prop is rusting already, you might get
stranded 50 yards offshore in the Bay.
What else is rusting?

Do you carry a spare prop in case of an emergency?

It's a Yamaha.

Probably carries a spare engine for those circumstances. *:)


DANG, Tom!!!!! That about sent soup to the monitor!


Which brings up an interesting point - I carry a spare prop, but last
summer it occurred to me that I've never tried to change it in the
middle of the lake.

Guess what - I can't. *It's too far back for me to reach in the fully
tilted up position.

I've changed out several props in the water. changed out a few in the
river. Wearing a good vest, and tied close with rope. Mercury and
Johnson outboard. I'm happy to say that I only lost one part that that
was a star washer on a mercury once. Still made it though the day.