Bravo one cracked blade.
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12-18-2018, 06:54 AM
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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.
12-18-2018, 12:13 PM
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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.
12-18-2018, 12:27 PM
#44
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.
12-18-2018, 12:27 PM
#45
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.
12-18-2018, 12:28 PM
#46
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.
12-20-2018, 12:59 PM
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Applies to all mercury props lately not sure what the problem is over there. I had a 24 Maximus and bought another one, several years apart, they were both "stock" but two completely different props. I sent back a pair of ECO Enertias, they were full of voids in the casting.
12-20-2018, 08:35 PM
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Probably would be better castings if made in China. Their foundry is in Wisconsin.
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"Stainless Steel Performance
At Mercury Marine's propeller foundry in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, magic happens 24 hours a day. Through unmatched engineering, design, and innovation, molten metal is transformed into the highest-quality, best-performing, and best-selling marine propellers in the world. Our experience and expertise – along with proprietary technologies such as Flo Torq®, the X7 Alloy®, and PVS (Performance Vent System®) – give Mercury props a true competitive advantage."
