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Eisboch wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in message ... 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. That's not rust. It's probably a primer paint for aluminum. Eisboch Gawd, I love it. :) |
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Boater wrote:
Eisboch wrote: "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in message ... 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. That's not rust. It's probably a primer paint for aluminum. Eisboch Gawd, I love it. :) So where is the rust? |
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Jim wrote:
Boater wrote: Eisboch wrote: "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in message ... 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. That's not rust. It's probably a primer paint for aluminum. Eisboch Gawd, I love it. :) So where is the rust? On your synapses. |
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