Prop repairs - recommendations please

Newbroom said:
Invicta Marine Chatham great guys great job and great price
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They only deal with proper propellors, if you have the missfortune to have the weeny potmetal eggwhisks usually found hanging off the end of toy outdrives you will need to go elsewhere. :)

You also get to walk inside the workshop and talk to guys who actually will be working on your props, not somebody standing behind a counter whos only skill is in writing out the bill.
 
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Another shout for Steel Developments, excellent service. I thought my prop was beyond repair, but it came back as good as new, cost about £60 for a 16" 3 blade prop.
 
tico said:
As opposed to the natural habitat of shafts.... the fuel pontoon!
Couldn't resist :cool:
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Aha ..........you are obviously referring to the fact any shaft driven boat is usually actually in the water, capable of moving under its own steam and requiring fuel due to the fact it can actually go somewhere :)
Is that traces of hydraulic or gearbox oil under the legs....just asking
On more positive note, on one of the legs the rams do appear able to keep the leg in a raised position for little while.
 
oldgit said:
outdrives in their natural enviroment....ashore on the hard. ? :):):)
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My boat isn't ashore because of any fault. It's ashore for service ... which this time has been a good clean up, replace anodes and change oil. Also antifoul.
I feel preventative maintenance is very important and would agree there is less to do with a shaft drive boat.
I think shaft drive boats may need fresh anodes and antifoul paint at about the same intervals as a sterndrive boat .



oldgit said:
Aha ..........you are obviously referring to the fact any shaft driven boat is usually actually in the water, capable of moving under its own steam and requiring fuel due to the fact it can actually go somewhere :)
Is that traces of hydraulic or gearbox oil under the legs....just asking
On more positive note, on one of the legs the rams do appear able to keep the leg in a raised position for little while.
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I have yet to need a lift out due to sterndrive fault - other than one time due to smashed props.

There are are no leaks from the trim rams which are original as far as I am aware . The fact that one leg is raised higher than the other in my photograph is incidental and a reflects work in progress. One of the trim pumps was replaced by myself a couple of years ago.
Nor is their any gear oil leak. Any marks on the ground don't reflect any fluid leaks.
The paint on the out drives is substantially original.
 
MartynG said:
My boat isn't ashore because of any fault. It's ashore for service ... which this time has been a good clean up, replace anodes and change oil. Also antifoul.
I feel preventative maintenance is very important and would agree there is less to do with a shaft drive boat.
I think shaft drive boats may need fresh anodes and antifoul paint at about the same intervals as a sterndrive boat .





I have yet to need a lift out due to sterndrive fault - other than one time due to smashed props.

There are are no leaks from the trim rams which are original as far as I am aware . The fact that one leg is raised higher than the other in my photograph is incidental and a reflects work in progress. One of the trim pumps was replaced by myself a couple of years ago.
Nor is their any gear oil leak. Any marks on the ground don't reflect any fluid leaks.
The paint on the out drives is substantially original.
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You are wasting your time. Oldgit is a bitter and twisted old tightwad that bought cheap, scrimped on service and paid the price. :p
 
CLB said:
You are wasting your time. Oldgit is a bitter and twisted old tightwad that bought cheap, scrimped on service and paid the price. :p
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I do understand he has an outdrive phobia due to past bad experiences.
My own experience of boats belonging to friends suggests shaft drive gearboxes and drive plates are the weak link. However I realise these are examples and don't mean all shaft drive gearboxes are to be avoided.
 
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