Tried a 3 blade prop on the Talon this weekend...

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04-03-2017 | 11:54 AM

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Knot 4 Me

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There was video posted here once from a rearward-facing GoPro that captured a blade coming off a boat and going airborn behind it. Can you image following someone in a poker run and catching a blade in the teeth?!

04-03-2017 | 12:44 PM

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I know!, I was wondering where the blade ended up, hopefully on the bottom of the ICW....

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04-03-2017 | 01:08 PM

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Anyone ever hear of a thrown blade taking out the other prop ?

A number of years ago at the Rochester Offshore Battleship Run on Seneca Lake, A guy in a really nice 42' Fountain did just that. He was running a set of 5 blade Hering props on Six Drives and tossed a blade from one drive right into the other. Want to guess how much that cost?

04-03-2017 | 01:09 PM

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File that rough edge down and run at 3/4 throttle, you'll be fine.

Why do that? he can cut off the opposite blade so its balanced and be able to run full throttle!

04-03-2017 | 01:16 PM

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April fools day was hard on us, 5 boats and only two didn't break something!

04-03-2017 | 02:37 PM

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Yep... I had a labbed 28 Bravo 1 throw a blade pretty much exactly like this.

04-03-2017 | 04:08 PM

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Why do that? he can cut off the opposite blade so its balanced and be able to run full throttle!

So that's what a semi-labbed finish is, huh? Lol

04-03-2017 | 04:15 PM

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Didn't go very well.... 1st time I ever thrown a blade off a prop...

How fast were you going when it happened? Did the boat do anything weird after the blade decided to part ways?

04-03-2017 | 05:37 PM

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How fast were you going when it happened? Did the boat do anything weird after the blade decided to part ways?

40-50mph, BUT I just gave the throttle a little push... And once the blade departed, the boat just started vibrating real bad, even though I had never thrown a blade before, I could feel the vibration was drive related...

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