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| kjgmh - 5/14/2014 9:05 AM
They have used that hub for many years, they may claim it prevents damage but I can tell you first hand that it does not. It might be better than the old all rubber hub but I have seen plenty of bent propshafts and damaged gears when the FT 11 hub is used.
In general I can agree with that. During some slow speed collisions it might help but for any higher speed impact, not likely. But the same goes for using an aluminum prop. It won't prevent lower unit damage either. I have personal experience with that one. That whole theory of the aluminum prop folding up and absorbing energy, preventing it from being transferred to the lower unit doesn't make any sense from an engineering perspective.
The real advantage to using the aluminum prop for a Canadian trip is it prevents damage to your nice (expensive) stainless prop.
I guess the only real way to prevent lower unit damage is, don't run into rocks. |
