Saturday, March 16, 2013

Bad Prop

We have discovered that the prop on the boat is probably not the original one.  We sent the info to the factory, but have heard no reply.  It is steel and was plated.  There is fatigue cracking in all three blades and it was not far from separating from the hub.  That would have been catastrophic.  We have located a new bronze prop in the US that is coming in next week.


View of Prop


Hub With Cracking On The Blade

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