Spare Prop

[csuggs]

Every once in a while you stumble across a small company that offers a great service at a reasonable price, and whenever that happens I like to offer up a "plug" for that company by sharing my experience with others:

When I purchased my boat it needed a new prop because the one it was bent and out of balance. So I bought another prop last year, and just last week I got around to sending the old one out for repair so I would have a spare. The company I picked from an internet search turned out to be really good in my opinion. The name is Proper Pitch, LLC and they are in Selbyville, DE. They turned my prop around in a week's time, paid the return shipping and supplied ISO data sheets from their CNC machinery that give pitch and diameter information for each blade of the prop! The total cost for my prop (3-blade NiBrAl 13x13) was $113 plus about $12 to ship it to Delaware. I am very pleased with the results!

Their website is www.properpitch.com
Email [email protected]

[Blackntan90]

Thanks csuggs, thats a really reasonable price. That is on my winter to-do list!

[wake beater]

there is a 13x13 ,3 blade at the bottom of Kamloops lake.Sunk to the bottom after my driveshaft broke,It was 127 ft deep on depth finder.....

[Blackntan90]

Wake beater, do you have GPS coordinates?

[wake beater]

no ,it is only about 2000 ft from shore,new prop from viper didn't seem as tourque'e.Gotta lot of rattling,under dash now to..

[Blackntan90]

Wakebeater, check your strut bearings- mine were worn out and gave me a bab vibration!

[wake beater]

where are the strut bearing's,under dash?

[McDye]

where are the strut bearing's,under dash?

Not excatly, it is the piece that hangs down from the bottom of the boat that holds the drive shaft prior to the prop.

[wake beater]

ok so the driveshaft runs though it,it has 2 allen key screws.How do i check to see if they are going bad,never rattled before.

[87sunsport454]

Hey guys- Last year I had a 4 blade prop on my boat and ran it up on some rocks, which bent one of the blades. So i put my 3 blade back on it, which also had to be redone, I have noticed some vibration in the boat. I am also wondering on how you can tell if those bearings are bad and how to replace them? thanks

[chautauquasun]

Clint...thanks for the info. I need to get my redone this fall as well. That is a great price for repair on an inboard prop. I know my dad just had his redone on his I/O and I think it cost him $75...so that seems pretty good for a brass prop.

[csuggs]

Strut bearings - I'm not sure the proper way to check them - but once a month or so I try to wiggle the prop shaft while the boat is on the trailer, then I turn the shaft and try to wiggle it again. I don't know if the bearings are within tolerance, but I can be sure that things aren't getting any worse. Will have them replaced this winter when the boat is having stringers replaced.

[chautauquasun]

Hey clint

I am going to send my prop out this winter to the place you mentioned to get it redone. Do you need a prop puller to get it off the shaft? Figured I should pick one up off of skidim but wanted to see if you need it.

thanks

Lets go Mountaineers!!!! - I am a little worried about our football season coming up.

[csuggs]

WVU is gonna have their work cut out for them this year for sure.

You will need some kind of puller to remove the prop. I used a good qulity gear puller that I had in my toolbox.

[bones77]

as a rule of thumb the strut bearings should be replaced every 300 hours under normal operating conditions. in silty or sandy water more often. they are only $60.00-$65.00. small price for no vibrations and way cheaper than replacing a shaft or prop. jus my .02 hope it helps.

[bones77]

Every once in a while you stumble across a small company that offers a great service at a reasonable price, and whenever that happens I like to offer up a "plug" for that company by sharing my experience with others:

When I purchased my boat it needed a new prop because the one it was bent and out of balance. So I bought another prop last year, and just last week I got around to sending the old one out for repair so I would have a spare. The company I picked from an internet search turned out to be really good in my opinion. The name is Proper Pitch, LLC and they are in Selbyville, DE. They turned my prop around in a week's time, paid the return shipping and supplied ISO data sheets from their CNC machinery that give pitch and diameter information for each blade of the prop! The total cost for my prop (3-blade NiBrAl 13x13) was $113 plus about $12 to ship it to Delaware. I am very pleased with the results!

Their website is www.properpitch.com
Email [email protected]

i only live about 30 miles from that place and never heard of them. thanks! i have a bad prop and will see if they can redo it for me. thanks man!!!

[chautauquasun]

thanks for the $.02. To install the new strut bearings I am assuming you have to remove the drive shaft. Once it is out how do you remove the old strut bearings? Use a hammer to knock them out? Looking to do mine this fall.

[bones77]

i checked out my boat since everything is messed up. i have no shaft in it and its on the trailer. there are 2 small allen screws in my strut that held the bearings in. i took em out and the bearings came out easily. i stuck my finger in and pulled and came right out. also looked at the proper pitch site and they have them and anything shaft related aswell. skidim.com also had them too.

[chautauquasun]

Great....thanks for the info. I was think I was going to need a puller for those too. another project for this fall. I keep telling my son...we are about a year away from the boat being where it should be. Have had a lot of fun working on it to date and cant wait for next years season with all the repairs completed.

thanks for the help!

[87SunSportMikeyD]

Never knew the strut had bearings! How do you pull them with the shaft still on???????

[wotan2525]

Never knew the strut had bearings! How do you pull them with the shaft still on???????

You can't.... have to pull the shaft... they are cutless bearings. I've never figured out why they don't put some kind of stainless needle bearings in there.

http://www.diybob.com/diyCutlessBearing.htm

[AKSupra]

Chcek for wood rot at the motor mounts...snaps a shaft every time.

[venom93corba]

What's a good replacement prop? Any have specs or recommendations?