Steel props

[Skud]

Looking to get a steel prop for my Yamaha F60. My aluminum one is a 10 3/4 by 15. It has my motor reving at 5900-6000rpm so I would need about the same specs for a steel one. Anyone have a line on someone with reasonable prices?

[misfish]

Nice clean looking boat there skud.

I have a number for ya,I,ll get back to you,busy playing poker.LOL

[Skud]

Correction... I have a 10 3/8 x 13 aluminum prop. The boat is not so clean anymore Brian, it's already 3 1/2 years old.

[misfish]

3 1/2 years eh,guess you got a scratch on it.LOL

 

PM sent

 

Hope it helps ya out.

 

I thought there was someone on the board here that repaired and sold props?

 

 

Sandy cove maybe a good bet. Check out the wall of props or the flea market upstairs.

[Garyv]

PM sent with pricing

[misfish]

PM sent with pricing

 

Ya this guy.LOL

[Skud]

Thanks Brian and Gary.

[lew]

Check your PM box again Skud

[Guest skeeter99]

hey skud

 

 

you can run a 15 or even 16 pitch on that boat I had the 2 stroke 60 hp on a skketer ss90 and ran a 19 pitch but was a little slow in the hole

 

check kawartha prop for a good used one, maximum marine in port perry also

 

or ebay

 

below is a prop I picked up the other day $427 including the flo torq hub

 

it will be run on my skeeterss90 (16.5 foot) with a 90 merc currently running 52.3 mph on gps at 5900 rpms with a 20 pitch laser 2 prop going to a 22 pitch laser 2 to get rpm down and gain maybe around 4 mile an hour**maybe** should run about 55mph, the 2 increases in pitch will put me around 5500 rpm depending on trim setting

 

remember roughly for every increase in pitch you will loose 180-200 rpm's

Edited April 6, 2007 by skeeter99

[Skud]

Good info Skeeter. My main purpose for a new prop is to get my rpm's down and a little more speed. With two men and eguipment I will run at 5900rpm and about 32-33mph. (1 man=6000rpm and 35mph) I would like to get down to 5400-5500rpm(The optimuim for that motor is supposed to be 5330rpm for best gas mileage). Getting to 40mph would be nice but maybe not possible with 2 men.

[Guest skeeter99]

only got 41.5 to 42 mph with my 60 yammie full of gas equipment

 

I had a 19 pitch prop on her *stainless*

 

getting the rpm down saves gas and will save the engine over time

 

you would be suprised how much a prop makes a difference

 

you should look at a 4 blade stainless 16/17 pitch (the 4 blade prop have real good whole shot, but the best thing about them is that your boat runs alot higher in the water compared to a 3 blade, hence less boat in the water less drag = more speed

 

same boat as mine older 90hp runs 2.6 mph faster with 4 blade with same pitch as my 3 blade

 

it is more about physiscs than anything **every hull is different** unfortunately some bulit for speed others for comfort

 

 

there is a guy on the niagara river cannot remember the name, u go in take 5 or 6 props that he thinks would work on your particular boat well go and try them out and u can see what the different props will do to the boat and you take the one with the best performance

 

 

 

troy

Edited April 6, 2007 by skeeter99