Prop cages

[muchy_]

Has anyone ever heard of a cage that can cover the propellor (shaft drive) to stop rope, plastic bags, rubbish etc from ruining an otherwise nice day?
Is there any reason why one of these cant be made up and fitted if no comercial verson excists?
Or is this a very, very bad idea?
Your thoughts please.

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[Keith]

On a boat like yours, its probably not a bad idea, you will lose a little bit of speed but the trade off is you can run over lobster pots with virtual impunity, personally if i had a displacement boat like yours i would fit one for peace of mind, i have to assume your boat is glass if so make sure you tie the guard into the anodes.......keith

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[graham]

It would need to be a substantially strong cage or hitting something hard such as a tree log or whatever could bend it onto the prop.

Whatabout a plastic one that would keep ropes etc off the prop but would disintergrate if pushed onto the prop by a heavy obstruction.

I think there would be a market for them as you say 6 foot of rope can really ruin your day or even holiday .

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[cameronke]

I have seen cages installed onto MOD RIBs to protect divers in the water. Try a diving supplier

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[Keith]

The MOD cages on the dive boats i believe are manufactured to a pattern by the local RN establishments, the prop cages i have seen have been manufactured out of 8mm steel rod........keith

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[johnsomerhausen]

These cages are pretty common on lobster boats in the NE US coast where there are thick "lobster pots minefields". According to a lobster fisherman I spoke to in Maine, they take them off when the lobster season is over and they go fishing for other species, as the cages reduce the boat´s speed considerably.
john

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[jax]

A cruising boat I saw had a s/s wire streched from the bottom of his keel to the bottom of his rudder skeg. This had a lead weight crimped on under the position of the prop then if the wire should get broken the wire trailed lower than the pro. Seemed to be a good and cheap prop protector.

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[jax]

A cruising boat I saw had a s/s wire streched from the bottom of his keel to the bottom of his rudder skeg. This had a lead weight crimped on under the position of the prop then if the wire should get broken the wire trailed lower than the pro. Seemed to be a good and cheap prop protector.

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[gunnarsilins]

Wire

This is something I have planned to do! Never thought of the lead weight thou, good idea!

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[maxi]

Forget the lead weight, and put an anode on instead. This will still take the wire below the prop but will also give the wire and it's fixings some cathodic protection.
Double benefit.

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