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| As luck would have it I took my brand new boat out saturday, and within 10 min I managed to hit something, in the middle of the lake. Question is, the prop got a 1/4x1/4" nick and is slighty bent about 2" long and about 1/8" in from the edge. the new prop is ordered but would it be ok to take it out or should I wait for the new prop? thanks for any input! |
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Location: Birchwood, WI. | Not so much the nick but being bent will throw off the balance of the prop and,like losing a wheel weight on a car tire will make the car shake,the bent prop will make the motor shake, not good for shaft seal ect... Go slow depending on the bend, best to wait for the new one...MY 2 cents..
Edited by jerken jimi 8/13/2014 4:18 PM
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Location: Minnesota. | jerken jimi - 8/13/2014 4:14 PM
Not so much the nick but being bent will throw off the balance of the prop and,like losing a wheel weight on a car tire will make the car shake,the bent prop will make the motor shake, not good for shaft seal ect... Go slow depending on the bend, best to wait for the new one...MY 2 cents..
What Jimi said. I'd err on the side of caution if it were mine and wait. Don't need to put added stress on the bearings, assuming you might...I woundn't chance that. |
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Location: WI | If the prop is worth fixing for a spare there are many shops that can repair and balance your prop for pretty reasonable. |
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| 2" long x 1/8" deep sounds like a really big ding on a stainless prop. To those of you with more experience than i, would you worry about a slightly bent propshaft causing a problem inside the lower unit?
Edited by Macintosh 8/17/2014 5:39 PM
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Hiya,
I would be very worried about a bent prop shaft. If you have a spare prop, install it and spin it. If it wobbles at all, the prop shaft is bent and needs to be replaced. A bent prop shaft will wear out seals, ruin bearings and gears, and will be more costly in parts replacement.
Depending on motor size, a full lower unit replacement is sometimes cheaper than rebuilding the lower unit. I once ripped out a lower unit avoiding a night boater without lights...boat stopped on a dime, but the gearing was all torn up, rendering the lower unit done. the replacement was about $300 cheaper than rebuild in my case with a johnson 50hp 2 stroke.
Steve |
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