weigh in damaged props or refurb and sell?

[DougOut]

The props from my Broom 345 were replaced by the insurance company after I hit something very solid on the river. I kept the old ones but over the Christmas break started clearing the garage out when I found them with my ankle!
What's the opinion on disposing of them

1. Weigh them in for scrap
2. Get them refurbished and put them up for sale
3. put them up for sale as is

Happy new year to you all
Regards
Doug

 

[SC35]

Depends on the condition of the metal.
If pink, has cavities and is crumbly, then scrap.
Else refurb and sell or sell as is.
All imho.

 

[DougOut]

Depends on the condition of the metal.
If pink, has cavities and is crumbly, then scrap.
Else refurb and sell or sell as is.
All imho.

Material is in good condition. Do you think there's a market for second hand props? Would they only be of interest to people if they had the correct pitch and shaft diameter?

 

[Hot Property]

Material is in good condition. Do you think there's a market for second hand props? Would they only be of interest to people if they had the correct pitch and shaft diameter?

My brother has just had a stainless steel 22" prop repaired by Steel Developments.

It was pretty mangled with a tear in one blade.

Repaired, sprayed black and returned for £150.

Check their website for pricing.

Probably worth doing as I imagine a new prop for your Broom would be a few quid....

 

[kashurst]

Get them repaired - if possible and keep them. If you boat on a river sooner or later you will probably clatter your new props.

 

[SC35]

Material is in good condition. Do you think there's a market for second hand props? Would they only be of interest to people if they had the correct pitch and shaft diameter?

Well you could try selling - if nothing happens, you have a known good set of spares.

 

[Boathook]

The props from my Broom 345 were replaced by the insurance company after I hit something very solid on the river. I kept the old ones but over the Christmas break started clearing the garage out when I found them with my ankle!
What's the opinion on disposing of them

1. Weigh them in for scrap
2. Get them refurbished and put them up for sale
3. put them up for sale as is

Happy new year to you all
Regards
Doug

Repair and keep. If you have damaged them, the same is likely to happen with the new ones. Having spares and even keeping one on board means you carry on boating.

 

[Alicatt]

Get them repaired - if possible and keep them. If you boat on a river sooner or later you will probably clatter your new props.

All too easy on some of the shallow canals around here, did it with a 6.5m sloop we had hired, lucky the rudder touched before the prop and was able to back off the throttle a bit and re-position the passengers, canal was just 1m deep.

I keep a spare pair in the stowage at the bow, helps with weight distribution on my Ocean 37

 

[oldgit]

A serial prop bender of some repute...and was always on the look out for spare pair of props !
Depends on the boat, the size , the pitch and the shaft diameter.
At the budget "Broom" end of the market the cost of repair might exceed what somebody running a boat on a "shoestring" is prepared to pay.
At the other end a set of repaired 5 bladed props off a Broom 450 might represent a sensible saving of money over new.
Would pop them on as is on ebay.

 

[Alicatt]

A serial prop bender of some repute...and was always on the look out for spare pair of props !
Depends on the boat, the size , the pitch and the shaft diameter.
At the budget "Broom" end of the market the cost of repair might exceed what somebody running a boat on a "shoestring" is prepared to pay.
At the other end a set of repaired 5 bladed props off a Broom 450 might represent a sensible saving of money over new.
Would pop them on as is on ebay.

I've seen adverts for spare S/H ones for the Ocean 37 being offered from £250 to £750 for the pair