On Jun 2, 6:13*pm, Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 2 Jun 2009 12:43:35 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
On Jun 2, 2:34*pm, Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 2 Jun 2009 09:47:34 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
The pontoon with the Yamaha 250 came with a Apollo prop. *It's a
stainless 14x21, and has the XHS system that uses an adapter that fits
the prop shaft of the motor, a rubber/metal/plastic hub, and then the
prop fits on that. *It makes the props universal, you just buy the hub
kit for your motor.

Anyone have any experience or feedback to offer on these? *I ask
because I evidently stripped the hub on mine Sunday. *Running in 60
feet of water at 3600 rpm, I throttled up to about 4500, and as it was
coming up the motor suddenly wound up and bounced off the rev limiter
as the boat fell flat. *Shut down, checked the prop, it's perfect,
started back up carefully pushing the throttle forward, and it slips
again. *Was headed back in anyway, so I idled back in.

Will be pulling the prop this evening, and I have a new hub to
install. *The dealer tells me they've seen one other one that chewed
the hub up recently for no reason.

I'm thinking of pushing for a new Yamaha prop. *Don't trust the Apollo
now.

You couldn't give me one of those things. I've seen it happen on one
other boat and when these things first were introduced, I had one of a
Bass Cat Panterra with a 200 Merc - I was talked into it when I bought
the boat - first time was the last time - standard SS prop from there
on out.

That's where my head was... I had already mildly complained that the
prop was holding back a little on performance. *They were saving a
couple hundred a piece on props with the Apollo's. *That's mickey
mouse compared to the cost of an over-rev'd motor, or me being stuck
an hour's ride from the slip.

Up to 75 horse power or so, they make some sense actually. *Over that,
in particular with that size and pitch, stainless is the only way to
go.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it. *:)

This IS a stainless prop, I just don't trust the hub design. After
hearing the dealer and you, say that the hubs have just let go on
their own, I don't want anything to do with it.