Bent prop blade: worth fixing?

Is it worth removing the prop, straighten the blade, check and balance?

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MapisM

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The pic shows the same prop, rotated to show one slightly bent blade, compared to one of the other 3 which are fine.
Poll aside, also opinions/comments are welcome! :encouragement:
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MapisM said:
The pic shows the same prop, rotated to show one slightly bent blade, compared to one of the other 3 which are fine.
Poll aside, also opinions/comments are welcome! :encouragement:
Prop%20Blades.jpg
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What did you hit? Other than the bent blade, I assume the rest of the prop is ok, electrolysis? Can it be repaired near CF?
 
Perfectly usable for temporary period for short low displacement speed hops.
An easy and simple fix for any decent prop shop and perfectly possible, if you ask nicely, to drop off one day and pick up the next. Possibly depends if they are busy, how you intend to renumerate them and if they like you.
Very much doubt only a single blade deformed, possible not so obvious stuff on other blades.
With one of my 22" x 18P 4 blade props needing sorting it was either £150 for repair or a new Vetus at £1200, an easy decision.
 
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If the boat is out of the water, and prop already off, you have covered the lions share of the costs. Get it fixed, it should not be too expensive.
 
Thanks folks, even with just a few votes so far, a 100% consensus for yes clearly means something.
And oldgit raised a good point btw: it might well be that other blades were also affected, even if visually they look fine.

@AndieMac: no idea of the reason, also because it's not my boat.
Not yet, anyway - but that's for another thread, possibly in a couple of weeks, stay tuned... :cool:
 
vas said:
P. your boat changing saga is going to reach Pete's search for the perfect Fairline.
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LOL, must admit that I would be in trouble to find a solid argument against your irony! :rolleyes:

Otoh, I'm now at the stage of a signed contract, so not too far from the end of the saga - fingers crossed.
Apologies for not spilling the beans yet, but I learned from experience that some fear of jinxing doesn't hurt, till all the i's are dotted and all the t's are crossed... :)
All going well, in a couple of weeks I might be able to post something interesting - if nothing else, because it would be the first forum boat of that model/yard (afaik).
 
MapisM said:
LOL, must admit that I would be in trouble to find a solid argument against your irony! :rolleyes:

Otoh, I'm now at the stage of a signed contract, so not too far from the end of the saga - fingers crossed.
Apologies for not spilling the beans yet, but I learned from experience that some fear of jinxing doesn't hurt, till all the i's are dotted and all the t's are crossed... :)
All going well, in a couple of weeks I might be able to post something interesting - if nothing else, because it would be the first forum boat of that model/yard (afaik).
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:)

OK, I'm sure we can wait!
hope it's an Italian yard you're going to introduce us to.

cheers

V.
 
MapisM said:
Thanks folks, even with just a few votes so far, a 100% consensus for yes clearly means something.
And oldgit raised a good point btw: it might well be that other blades were also affected, even if visually they look fine.

@AndieMac: no idea of the reason, also because it's not my boat.
Not yet, anyway - but that's for another thread, possibly in a couple of weeks, stay tuned... :cool:
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With nothing really nasty as damage on the outer blade edge, I would have assumed it "leaned" on something at low tide, but your Med tides are nothing really, or are you looking outside the Med? Check shaft alignment?
Anyway glad you are closing in on concluding a deal and looking forward to hearing any news..
 
AndieMac said:
With nothing really nasty as damage on the outer blade edge, I would have assumed it "leaned" on something at low tide, but your Med tides are nothing really, or are you looking outside the Med? Check shaft alignment?
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Definitely a Med boat, which afaik spent most of her life in the Adriatic.
And particularly in the northern part of it, I know by first hand experience that it's easy to find floating chunks of trees, brought to the sea by the rivers after heavy rains.
My guess is that this is what happened - even unknown to the helmsman.
Otoh, while it doesn't take a big load to slightly bend a blade rotating at planing speed, I'm rather confident that the shaft was not affected.
I've seen a few boats with bent shafts, but their props were practically destroyed... :ambivalence:
 
Pinnacle said:
Ooooooooohhhh how exciting. Looking forward to the beans being spilled!
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Just stay tuned for a while.
In the meantime, you might be interested to know that guest cabins are more comfortable than in the old tub! :encouragement:
 
Pinnacle said:
Ooooooooohhhh how exciting. Looking forward to the beans being spilled!
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Me too .
Can,t wait see it .
Then work though the compromises .
I don,t mean that in any derogatory way btw .I mean it as it is .In the sence there's no absolutely perfect boat .
Each boat and owners decisions are all based on a series on compromises centring on how you plan to use the boat most of the time .
Everys body's list is different ,

Rudder s look like a planing boat and those prop pitches are high --- so nice torquey engines 6-7 knots at 1st click tick over ??
WOT around 2000 rpm ---

Can,t wait to see the rest of the Hull :):):)-------- before anything else
 
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LOL, allright, here's an appetizer.
But don't ask for more, 'cause I'd tell you, but then I'd have to kill you... :D:D:D
Bow.jpg~original
 
Oi, I already went as far as posting pics - and I wouldn't be surprised if for folks like PYB they were already enough to spot the boat...
It's your turn now! :D
 
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