"Josh Assing" wrote in message
...
I purchased 2 props (both alumininum) to reprop with.
The guy agreed with me that if I hit stuff; it's better to destroy the
prop than
the outsdrive -- but for performance, a ss is the way to go.

he said the weight issue is silly because it's underwater and doesn't
weigh as
much and that no one would use ss if it wore out the outdrive faster.

So -- Here I am; for curiosity sake; asking you if the weight of a ss prop
really does wear out the drive faster than an aluminum one.

It's not the weight per-se, it's the inertia of the static ss propeller mass
when you shift into gear from neutral that wears the dogs a little faster
than aluminum. Once it's actually spinning all is pretty much equel.

-W

Clams Canino wrote:
"Josh Assing" wrote in message
...
I purchased 2 props (both alumininum) to reprop with.
The guy agreed with me that if I hit stuff; it's better to destroy the
prop than
the outsdrive -- but for performance, a ss is the way to go.

he said the weight issue is silly because it's underwater and doesn't
weigh as
much and that no one would use ss if it wore out the outdrive faster.

So -- Here I am; for curiosity sake; asking you if the weight of a ss prop
really does wear out the drive faster than an aluminum one.

It's not the weight per-se, it's the inertia of the static ss propeller mass
when you shift into gear from neutral that wears the dogs a little faster
than aluminum. Once it's actually spinning all is pretty much equel.

-W


Another argument to choose Volvo-Penta Over Mercruiser.

Rob