Just like Timewarp said. IF you keep the down in the water they are fine, they take a LONG time to tune in properly, but if you surface them like in a hydrostream or something similiar then they do toss blades off. There was a string about Merc. Making a infinatly variable pitched prop a while back, but I do not know what happend to it. I guess it was controlled through hydrolics.

Jon

Thanks for all the info. I've also heard the L&S is kind of flaky about what pitch it wants to stay in (hunts around).

I know Merc had a 2 speed prop in the late 90's, but it was discontinued about 2 years ago.

I'm still on the fence about which blower (if and when). The whipple sounds like the better package, but I don't know If I have the "control" not to hammer it and eat drives :-).

They get flaky when the knuckles start to ware they need to be replaced every 50 hrs or so the blades rotate on them. A better solution is a two or three speed transmission

I got 2 speeds on my props. Stop and WFO!!!!