On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 4:31:10 PM UTC-4, H*a*r*r*o*l*d wrote:
On 7/30/2014 2:01 PM, wrote:

On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 3:20:09 PM UTC-4, wrote:

On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 12:12:17 -0700 (PDT), Tim



wrote:







Concerning props, it's amazing how just a good nick in one of the vanes can throw things out of balance







That is why I like my stainless prop. It doesn't nick up like



aluminum.



I have a work boat style prop, (thicker blades, 304 SS) not the thin



blade 316 SS performance prop.



Oysters, gravel, logs and sand don't hurt it.



Fortunately big rocks are not much of a problem here.



The old boat had an aluminum prop. I hit a rock in a shallow part of the lake, and it took a sizable chunk out of it. Had to putt back to the slip, but fixing it was pretty cheap.



The "new" boat has a SS prop. I was putting the boat back on the trailer at an unfamiliar ramp on the Cooper River, and when powering up to get it that last foot I sucked up some gravel. Sounded like the world was coming apart back there. No hunks gone, just a bit ragged looking. Fixing that wasn't so inexpensive.





Especially if gears and shafts were involved. Sometimes aluminum is better.

TRUCK.......not car..TRUCK!

I ripped out the lower gear box on my 18' with an alpha1. I was telling a friend where I was boating on a small lake, and he knew where I busted it and told
Me I hit a stump. Sure the stainless prop was in damaged but at speed he said it hit hard em ought that the hub didn't break loose, but the lower took the hit. Fortunately I had a comparable lower from a donor boat at home so I swapped it out and was going the next weekend. I got lucky by having a spare...

On 7/30/2014 3:25 PM, H*a*r*r*o*l*d wrote:
On 7/30/2014 12:15 PM, True North wrote:
Sorry, FlautentJim.
I think you're mistaking me for Johnny.
Sailing is my game but I boat with an infernal combustion engine to
please the wife.
Now that I have a suitable tow vehicle, my next boat will be a bit
more appropriate for the North Atlantic.

What? You're planning on towing a bigger boat behind thhhhhhhat car????
What has tour boating experience cost you so far? I suspect around
$2000.00 per hour


He has demonstrated several times here he is not concerened with others
safety as long as he can bring his boat to the water a couple times a
year.... I see all kinds of folks like that. Posted a pic today of a guy
with a dog in a parking lot, had the truck parked right in the middle
with his dog in there hanging out fully open windows as folks walked by
because he thinks his dog is so well trained, how could it possibly
concern others? snerk Folks like this only think of themselves... they
suck on the road too...

On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 19:48:07 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 7/30/2014 6:30 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 16:04:17 -0600, H*a*r*r*o*l*d
wrote:

On 7/30/2014 3:43 PM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 7/30/14, 5:35 PM, Tim wrote:
I ripped out the lower gear box on my 18' with an alpha1. I was
telling a friend where I was boating on a small lake, and he knew
where I busted it and told
Me I hit a stump. Sure the stainless prop was in damaged but at speed
he said it hit hard em ought that the hub didn't break loose, but the
lower took the hit. Fortunately I had a comparable lower from a donor
boat at home so I swapped it out and was going the next weekend. I got
lucky by having a spare...



Gosh, I sheared a shear pin on my Evinrude one cylinder outboard back in
1951 or 1952. Fortunately, I was able to put the oars in the oarlocks
and row back to the beach. Whew!

Anything more recent?

===

I wonder when they stopped using shear pins, and why? When I was a
kid back in the 50s we all knew how to change out a shear pin using
simple tools onboard. No need to row ashore unless you were
unprepared or untrained.



I was just looking that up because I was curious also. The rubber
"cushioned" hub was introduced in the mid-1950's and started replacing
the shear prop designed systems. One benefit of the rubber hub is that
you can usually get back to shore running at a low RPM in the event you
"spin" the prop. Been there, done that.

With bigger boats, spare props are a must. The Navigator had a spare
pair of 30"-30P's in the engine room.


===

We carry a pair of spare 30 inchers also. They're heavy and take up
a fair amount of room but when you need them, great to have onboard.
It can take a week or more to get new ones, and then there's the
delivery issue if you're in the boondocks. A good diver can change
them out underwater.

True North wrote:
Only been out twice so far. It's been very windy on the days it isn't raining...gusting to 50 kilometers per hour many days.
Hopefully August will be better. Wife doesn't like pounding over waves 2 feet or higher.
Two footers, eh?

The water had been too shallow until the recent rains. Typical
afternoon thunderstorms have also been a deterrent but I've been out
three times this month. Could have been more if I didn't spend 10 days
out of town. Just bought a new 78" prop and it's working great.

True North wrote:
Sorry, FlautentJim.
I think you're mistaking me for Johnny.
Sailing is my game but I boat with an infernal combustion engine to please the wife.
Now that I have a suitable tow vehicle, my next boat will be a bit more appropriate for the North Atlantic.

Your Highlander can't tow a boat appropriate for the North Atlantic,
Don. Join a boat club - if they have any.

True North wrote:
TRUCK.......not car..TRUCK!
My new SUV has 402HP and it's not a truck.

the Highlander became the first car-based midsize SUV or midsize crossover

On 7/30/2014 5:01 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 16:59:26 -0600, H*a*r*r*o*l*d
wrote:

On 7/30/2014 4:30 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 16:04:17 -0600, H*a*r*r*o*l*d
wrote:

On 7/30/2014 3:43 PM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 7/30/14, 5:35 PM, Tim wrote:
I ripped out the lower gear box on my 18' with an alpha1. I was
telling a friend where I was boating on a small lake, and he knew
where I busted it and told
Me I hit a stump. Sure the stainless prop was in damaged but at speed
he said it hit hard em ought that the hub didn't break loose, but the
lower took the hit. Fortunately I had a comparable lower from a donor
boat at home so I swapped it out and was going the next weekend. I got
lucky by having a spare...



Gosh, I sheared a shear pin on my Evinrude one cylinder outboard back in
1951 or 1952. Fortunately, I was able to put the oars in the oarlocks
and row back to the beach. Whew!

Anything more recent?

===

I wonder when they stopped using shear pins, and why? When I was a
kid back in the 50s we all knew how to change out a shear pin using
simple tools onboard. No need to row ashore unless you were
unprepared or untrained.

Unprepared and untrained. That's our Harry.

===

Supposedly he has us both in the kill file. My guess is not.

He stores his kill file in his Maryland red barn along with all his
other stuff.

--
"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the
government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of
taking care of them".
Thomas Jefferson

On 7/30/2014 5:16 PM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 7/30/14, 7:09 PM, Califbill wrote:
F*O*A*D wrote:
On 7/30/14, 5:35 PM, Tim wrote:
I ripped out the lower gear box on my 18' with an alpha1. I was telling
a friend where I was boating on a small lake, and he knew where I
busted it and told
Me I hit a stump. Sure the stainless prop was in damaged but at
speed he
said it hit hard em ought that the hub didn't break loose, but the
lower
took the hit. Fortunately I had a comparable lower from a donor boat at
home so I swapped it out and was going the next weekend. I got lucky
by having a spare...



Gosh, I sheared a shear pin on my Evinrude one cylinder outboard back in
1951 or 1952. Fortunately, I was able to put the oars in the oarlocks
and
row back to the beach. Whew!

Last power boat you owned?



D'uh. Are you trying out for a full membership in the Rec.Boats Club of
Stupids?

Now you're showing off your full patch membership, Krowsie baby.

--
"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the
government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of
taking care of them".
Thomas Jefferson