Where to get cheap props?
 

Guys,

I am looking for a friend for a Yamaha 13x17 prop, is there a cheap
online place (not ebay)?

Also looking for yamaha accessories like speedometer, fuel gage and
such .. any idea for that?

Thanks,

Matt

Where to get cheap props?
 

Theres a few on Ebay.


db


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Guys,

I am looking for a friend for a Yamaha 13x17 prop, is there a cheap
online place (not ebay)?

Also looking for yamaha accessories like speedometer, fuel gage and
such .. any idea for that?

Thanks,

Matt

Where to get cheap props?
 

wrote:
Guys,

I am looking for a friend for a Yamaha 13x17 prop, is there a cheap
online place (not ebay)?

Also looking for yamaha accessories like speedometer, fuel gage and
such .. any idea for that?

Thanks,

Matt


www.froogle.com

Rob

Where to get cheap props?
 

Where to get cheap props?
 

wrote in message
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wrote:
: Guys,

: I am looking for a friend for a Yamaha 13x17 prop, is there a cheap
: online place (not ebay)?

: Also looking for yamaha accessories like speedometer, fuel gage and
: such .. any idea for that?

: Thanks,

: Matt


I've been quite impressed with iboats.com I boutht a Michitan wheel prop
from them at a very good price. They also have other vendors. If you
want
to get the price down, get an alunimum prop. The stainless ones are much
more expensive. For the minute extra performance, I don't see the
advantage in them but I'm we'll enter a "religious war" debating
the subject.

barry

Just sort of lurking in this conversation, but if a stainless prop and an
aluminum one were exactly the same dimensionally, why would one perform
differently than the other? Friction differences due to surface
characteristics?

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Doug Kanter wrote:

Just sort of lurking in this conversation, but if a stainless prop and an
aluminum one were exactly the same dimensionally, why would one perform
differently than the other? Friction differences due to surface
characteristics?

Stainless steel is STIFFER than the aluminum prop and will outperform
it. Also, aluminum props ding up much easier than steel props. Stainless
is the way to go.

--
Skipper

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Skipper wrote:
: Doug Kanter wrote:

: Just sort of lurking in this conversation, but if a stainless prop and an
: aluminum one were exactly the same dimensionally, why would one perform
: differently than the other? Friction differences due to surface
: characteristics?

: Stainless steel is STIFFER than the aluminum prop and will outperform
: it. Also, aluminum props ding up much easier than steel props. Stainless
: is the way to go.

(I knew this would get started)

In the comparison tests I've read (Trailerboats magazine) the speed advantage
of Stainless was about 2 MPH. The cost premium was over 3X the cost of
aluminum. So... the choice is yours but from my perspective (and I've had
a boat for geez... over 40 years) I wasn't willing to pay the price
premium for Stanless given the minute performance advantage.

(I'll bow out of the now)

barry

Where to get cheap props?
 

Where to get cheap props?
 

Doug Kanter wrote:



Just sort of lurking in this conversation, but if a stainless prop and an
aluminum one were exactly the same dimensionally, why would one perform
differently than the other? Friction differences due to surface
characteristics?



Doug, no one would make a NiBrAl, brass, or SS prop with blades as thick
as needed for the "same prop"(dia, pitch, area, shape) in aluminum, so
you will never be able to make that comparison.

A SS prop will be forgiving on logs & sandbars. Personal experience on
our Glastron shows little difference in speed(SS slight advantage) but
the SS is less prone to blow-outs and gives a better trim attide than
the "same spec" aluminum.

Polished SS props can be very pretty on your floating Camaro, too!

Rob

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"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 15:47:16 -0500, Skipper wrote:

Stainless is the way to go.

If all your boat ever expects to see is water.



Give that man a cigar!

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"trainfan1" wrote in message
...
Doug Kanter wrote:



Just sort of lurking in this conversation, but if a stainless prop and an
aluminum one were exactly the same dimensionally, why would one perform
differently than the other? Friction differences due to surface
characteristics?

1. Blade thickness.

2. Blade flex.

The SS prop has the advantage in both categories and is therefore more
efficient.

The downside is that if you hit something you will end up doing some serious
damage to your lower unit vs. an aluminum prop shedding part of its blades.

Where to get cheap props?
 

--
Skipper

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*JimH* wrote:

The SS prop has the advantage in both categories and is therefore more
efficient.

The downside is that if you hit something you will end up doing some
serious damage to your lower unit vs. an aluminum prop shedding part
of its blades.

I've come to a different conclusion after 5 decades of scraping bottoms.
The SS holds up better and does not add substantial additional risk. I
say that having hit submerged concrete at WOT while river running (even
having to repair holed lower units from impacts). If you do a LOT of
boating, SS is the way to go.

--
Skipper

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"trainfan1" wrote in message
...
Doug Kanter wrote:



Just sort of lurking in this conversation, but if a stainless prop and an
aluminum one were exactly the same dimensionally, why would one perform
differently than the other? Friction differences due to surface
characteristics?

Doug, no one would make a NiBrAl, brass, or SS prop with blades as thick
as needed for the "same prop"(dia, pitch, area, shape) in aluminum, so you
will never be able to make that comparison.

A SS prop will be forgiving on logs & sandbars. Personal experience on
our Glastron shows little difference in speed(SS slight advantage) but the
SS is less prone to blow-outs and gives a better trim attide than the
"same spec" aluminum.

Polished SS props can be very pretty on your floating Camaro, too!

Rob

With that last line, you sold me on aluminum, simply for spiritual reasons.
Too many floating Camaros around here, driven by "brunos", as my son
(correctly) calls them. If I ever find out I have three months to live and
prison doesn't matter, I plan on adding some new fishing structure to a few
of the lakes around here. :-)

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I thought Skippy had a "21' Bilgeliner?
Fredo

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Skipper wrote:
Doug Kanter wrote:

Just sort of lurking in this conversation, but if a stainless prop and
an
aluminum one were exactly the same dimensionally, why would one perform
differently than the other? Friction differences due to surface
characteristics?

Stainless steel is STIFFER than the aluminum prop and will outperform
it. Also, aluminum props ding up much easier than steel props. Stainless
is the way to go.

--
Skipper


Identically dimensioned aluminum and stainless props will perform about
the same under identical circumstances for most boaters. If you are
pushing a 21' fishboat with a 200 hp outboard, and you have two props, one
alum and the other stainless, and they have the same pitch, diameter and
blade geometry, the performance will be about the same. Different cup
design, very high speed boat, et cetera, and thinner blades available on a
stainless prop might make a difference.

What would an ersatz Skipper know when the real Skipper never owned a
boat?

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R u sure?
I thought he had a 2152 or 2252 bilgeliner cuddy cabin?
Wasn't that the boat he was talking about trailering all the way to the sea
of Cortez? Also didn't he challenge someone here to a trailering contest at
one time?
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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FREDO wrote:
I thought Skippy had a "21' Bilgeliner?
Fredo

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Skipper wrote:
Doug Kanter wrote:

Just sort of lurking in this conversation, but if a stainless prop and
an
aluminum one were exactly the same dimensionally, why would one
perform
differently than the other? Friction differences due to surface
characteristics?
Stainless steel is STIFFER than the aluminum prop and will outperform
it. Also, aluminum props ding up much easier than steel props.
Stainless
is the way to go.

--
Skipper

Identically dimensioned aluminum and stainless props will perform about
the same under identical circumstances for most boaters. If you are
pushing a 21' fishboat with a 200 hp outboard, and you have two props,
one alum and the other stainless, and they have the same pitch, diameter
and blade geometry, the performance will be about the same. Different
cup design, very high speed boat, et cetera, and thinner blades
available on a stainless prop might make a difference.

What would an ersatz Skipper know when the real Skipper never owned a
boat?




Naw. Skipper never owned a Bayliner.