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On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 15:04:23 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote: On 8/29/15 2:52 PM, wrote: On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 11:45:23 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 00:28:40 -0400, wrote: Wayne, Do you have a prop guy around here? I think mine needs a tune up. Burress was suggested but I also heard they will be sending it to Sarasota. === There are only two choices in CC that I'm aware of, Coastal Prop and Burris. I've used both in the past for I/O props and they are OK. We got the props balanced on the big boat last spring when it was hauled out for bottom painting. Owl Creek Boat Works did the job but I'm not sure if they sent them out or not. Great job in any case. The boat had never been smoother running when we got it back. They might tell you who they use if you give them a call. Butch Fulton is the owner/manager and his shop foreman is Cliff. I guess I wall call around and see what I can find out. If they all are sending them out I may see if they will broker the deal and let me ship it directly. I really do not want to drive to the Cape or East Ft Myers. It will be faster too. I have a plastic "emergency" prop coming so I will not be boatless. Are "regular" props for middle range outboards so expensive that you don't have one? Surely, there must be good used stainless props around for $150 or less. My boating buddies in NE Florida who fish the ICW and its creeks usually have a spare prop aboard because of the shell banks they hit frequently. I had a spare for years and never used it. I sold it with my Merc 60. I was just looking for something to use for a week or two until I get my prop tuned up. Too much manatee tartare will take a toll ;-) Oysters are not really that tough on a stainless prop and the sand just polishes it. I did tangle with a stump a while ago that may have bent it a little. There is a slight vibration that I want to get rid of. |
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