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C_Spray 10-17-2011 02:47 PM

Whose tag line is: "Fast. Cheap. Reliable. - pick two."?

Perfect...

Sydwayz 10-17-2011 02:53 PM

It can happen to any of them. I had a blade "tear" off of a stock 4-blade B1 prop. It didn't come off right away, and made a couple rotations as it was separating. I ended up with 2.5 slices through my cavitation plate.

Spicy 10-17-2011 03:33 PM

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Miami Boat Show Poker Run this past February, just left Gilberts and heading back to Lauderdale in my buddies Nor-Tech and threw a blade, was just cruising and it let go.... Violent Vibration in the boat...

triple 300s 10-17-2011 05:08 PM

I have a pair of Hydro H-6s for SCXs...32p if you are interested...

kjm5125 10-17-2011 08:19 PM


Originally Posted by Spicy (Post 3529465)
Miami Boat Show Poker Run this past February, just left Gilberts and heading back to Lauderdale in my buddies Nor-Tech and threw a blade, was just cruising and it let go.... Violent Vibration in the boat...

Mercury prop?

Darreldanger 10-17-2011 09:20 PM


Originally Posted by Spicy (Post 3529465)
Miami Boat Show Poker Run this past February, just left Gilberts and heading back to Lauderdale in my buddies Nor-Tech and threw a blade, was just cruising and it let go.... Violent Vibration in the boat...

Is this prop Aluminum???

OL40SVX 10-17-2011 09:23 PM


Originally Posted by Darreldanger (Post 3529837)
Is this prop Aluminum???

That is a Merc prop and no it's not aluminum.

goebel1 10-17-2011 09:27 PM


Originally Posted by kjm5125 (Post 3529754)
Mercury prop?

Mercury Racing Labbed Maximus

articfriends 10-17-2011 11:48 PM

I assume the props throwing blades must be only on boats with semi-surfacing props/high x-dimensions? I have a 7.5" prop c/l and have been running labbed props for 10 years behind as much as 1100 hp in my boat and have never had a blade fail, Smitty

A.O. Razor 10-18-2011 07:04 AM


Originally Posted by goebel1 (Post 3529847)
Mercury Racing Labbed Maximus

He was asking about the cleaver off the Nor-tech.


Originally Posted by articfriends (Post 3529929)
I assume the props throwing blades must be only on boats with semi-surfacing props/high x-dimensions? I have a 7.5" prop c/l and have been running labbed props for 10 years behind as much as 1100 hp in my boat and have never had a blade fail, Smitty

Got that right Smitty. When Bravo props are semi or fully surfaced, they flex like crazy. They don't when they are run as they are supposed to. A Bravo drive is not a surface drive. If you want a surface drive, buy one that was build as one, that spins real surface props.


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