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I lost one a few different times. 2 times on the Baja outlaw- 1 knocked a good chunk out of the cav plate.
Lost a few on Cig too. |
There was a vid floating around some years back of a boat (cat?) throwing a blade while running and the GoPro picks it up perfectly as it launches skyward. Can't remember if it included a still of it or a slow motion section showing the blade taking orbit. I just remember thinking if this was a poker run I'd hate to be behind that boat and catch that blade in the teeth.
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Bravo Castings are porous (pretty sure I spelled that wrong). I threw a blade on my 22p Bravo prop on one of my Optimax 225s. I am running them near surfacing, so fatigue is going to happen when twisting and flexing a cast prop...…. I actually thought I had a fouled plug and ran the boat the entire weekend, only realized it was a blade when I pulled the boat out after the 4th of July holiday weekend. I only lost about 1/3rd of the blade.
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Originally Posted by ph1971
(Post 4664250)
What prop was that, Sideways? Any special circumstances or just normal use? You guys really have my attention now. That was the second year I owned the boat. It was never a surfacing prop or abused other than a few occasional rough spots. The other was still on the boat when I sold it, at ~500 hours. :D |
Originally Posted by Knot 4 Me
(Post 4664300)
There was a vid floating around some years back of a boat (cat?) throwing a blade while running and the GoPro picks it up perfectly as it launches skyward. Can't remember if it included a still of it or a slow motion section showing the blade taking orbit. I just remember thinking if this was a poker run I'd hate to be behind that boat and catch that blade in the teeth.
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Originally Posted by low_psi
(Post 4664360)
Bravo Castings are porous (pretty sure I spelled that wrong). I threw a blade on my 22p Bravo prop on one of my Optimax 225s. I am running them near surfacing, so fatigue is going to happen when twisting and flexing a cast prop...…. I actually thought I had a fouled plug and ran the boat the entire weekend, only realized it was a blade when I pulled the boat out after the 4th of July holiday weekend. I only lost about 1/3rd of the blade.
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Originally Posted by Sydwayz
(Post 4664363)
Did you check the propshaft afterwards?
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Originally Posted by Knot 4 Me
(Post 4663022)
Have you seen the finish work on new Bravo I props lately? Sucks.
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Probably made in CHINA
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Originally Posted by Tinkerer
(Post 4664711)
Probably made in CHINA
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