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| I have been looking on the internet recently and have seen a few companies selling composite props and I was wondering if anyone here has experience with them and how they compare to SS or aluminum. If what the companies say is true, they would be much easier on the motor if something is struck and more affordable. Thanks in advance for the comments my curiosity has been piqued with these. |
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Location: Fairfield, IA | I thought about getting one and spoke with a guy I know through work that does a lot of river fishing and some boat repair work. The concept is a good one but the feedback I got from him was that they give [break] in conditions that an aluminum prop would not fail nor be damaged. Having said this, I have no personal experience.
I lost a prop in the river two years ago and was debating on the Comp Prop. I chose to stay with aluminum and also avoid stainless. The hit that tore up my aluminum prop would have torn up the lower unit had a stainless prop been on.
In the end this question comes down to one of boating and fishing style in terms of what types of waters you frequent. |
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Location: Northwest Wi. | I have been running a Piranha Prop for two seasons on a Suzi DF140. I am quite happy with it so far..I have hit a few rocks over the years and was looking for something that could be fixed quick and cheap. The prop comes with a hub and blades that slide on the hub. If you damage a blade you just remove the nut , slide off the blade and slide on a new one. You can also change pitch buy just changing the blades. I like the ildea that I can carry spare blades and fix it on site with just a wrench. The blades are $22 ea. for my motor. They make 3 or 4 blade props. The performance is the same as my aluminum prop. The blades will break if you hit something, but cut water just fine. I have never owned a SS prop so I can not compare it.. |
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Location: Bowling Green, KY | I've heard the same thing about comp props. They apparently shed blades on things that even an aluminum prop would turn into toothpicks. I'm not sure how much truth there is to aluminum props protecting lower units. I hit something on the river that folded one blade of my Turning Point Hustler over quite nicely. It still bent the prop shaft. Thank goodness for boat insurance. |
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| Thanks for the info guys, just what I was looking for. May just stick with an aluminum and get a spare I spend a lot of time on the river and then lakes when I go muskie fishing. Pitch'n, I too have the DF140. |
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