S/S Duo Props

[KevB]

Was going to buy some last year but decided to make the ally ones last another season. Fortunately for me they just made it but now I need to buy some new props and am going for Stainless Steel.
From what I recall from a previous thread Peter's were the cheapest, anyone been able to get a good deal on S/S Duo props elsewhere?

Thanks
Kevin.

 

[Vagabond]

No mate don't bother.

Get yourself a real boat with a nice flybridge and shafts ...!

 

[Hydropool]

Good on ya Kev, get your wallet out...
Nice job on the antifoul, looks tidy.
J.

 

[KevB]

Haven't the pair of you got any work to do?

Thinking about it.....I know a Sealine with S/S props fitted.

Must remember to take my dry suit to the marina this weekend!!

 

[gjgm]

they were the cheapest i found ...

 

[duncan]

Re: welcome.....

welcome tothe forum.

I am sure that if he could do that for the budget of a pair of props he would!

 

[Vagabond]

Re: welcome.....

Thank-you for the Welcome,

I'm sure he would if his wife would let him .... !

Problem is if he goes stainless he'll probably go even faster and have even more opportunity to blast passed me! As it is I have to leave 2 days before he does and that's just to get to Poole!

 

[duncan]

Re: welcome.....

Ah but you can just sling your hook in Studland or Poole Harbour and run ashore in the tender whilst he will still be negotiating a berth in Dolphin Haven!
About 4 hour run for you?
May well see you around this summer ? - if you bother to go that far!

 

[Vagabond]

Re: welcome.....

Too true!

Either Studland (if I can get the anchor to hold!) or at the back of Brownsea/Goathorn Point.

Yes about 4 hours. When the sun is out it's a really relaxing trip, autopilot on, sopt of lunch on the way over and a kip on the bow .... roll on Summer!

 

[KevB]

Re: welcome.....

I would have thought that now you don't have to factor in the dog you would have changed your steamship for something a little more racy?

Although I must admit it's a fine steamship. That is steam bellowing from your engine bay when your underway isn't it? /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Vagabond]

Re: welcome.....

Ouch!

But I guess I deserved it!

 

[admillington]

I installed a set of Stainless Steel props to my Sessa 36 fitted with KAD44s. Without question it improved the performance a lot but I did go down a pitch on Richard Bates recommendation - someone to do with them being less flexible.

Now the downside - you will be shocked by the how fast the leg anodes disappear - you might have to lift the boat out mid season. I had additional anodes installed on the leg fins, and doubled up on the ones on the base and this helped. I also installed a Zinc Saver in the earth line - I have one of these spare if you want to give me £20.00 for it.

I am on S19 and hopefully will be down at the weekend if you chat over my leg erosion experiences on the Sessa and Targa 40.

 

[Dave_Snelson]

From a performance and aesthetice point of view, SS is fine. From a marine engineering point of view, no way. If you fit SS props beware of anode erosion and....if you ding the prop you will write off your drive drain instead of just the prop. You have been warned! (in a friendly way, of course!)

 

[[2068]]

- would have thought that it would take more than a "ding" to wreck the drivetrain: more like a "crash" into something hard at speed, but it's a valid point, that alu props will absorb more of an impact than SS before the gears get crunched.

dv.

 

[KevB]

Will hopefully be down at the weekend to give the boat a polish before it's relaunched. Will wander over for a chat.

Cheers
Kevin.