"RG" wrote in message
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Depending on what he hit, having a stainless steel prop could have
resulted in far more significant damage than a broken prop. ;-)


That argument has been around as long as stainless props themselves. I
consider it an old wives tale, with no empirical data to support it, and
usually professed by those unwilling to part with the coin to buy
stainless propellers for their rigs.


Bull. Google is your friend. Try it.

I've run nothing but stainless on every outdrive I've ever owned over the
last 30 years, and have never had any type of outdrive damage traceable to
running a high quality stainless propeller. I wouldn't waste my breath
trying to change the minds of those who consider stainless props evil, but
for me, I'll never run anything but stainless, for a number of important
reasons.


Good for you. But you boat in paradise, remember? ;-)