Best place to buy a new prop?

[Moor]

Looks like its time for a new prop. I just moved to a different lake, and in the process of pulling the sunsport out of the water i managed to ding the prop on the trailer as i was loading it. Wheres a good place to buy a new prop? I've been lucky enough to not have damaged a prop in my 7 years of boating... but i knew this day would come sooner or later. Also any reccomendation for a good surf prop for a 1988 sunsport 454?

[KG's Supra24]

Nettles. They can assess your boat and goals and get you into the right prop as well as probably repair your old one so you have a spare.

http://www.nettleprops.com/

[gogger]

I have bought 3 props from Nettles. Easy to work with and very helpful. They are repairing one right now and then I get to send back my brand new Acme 1325 that hit the trailer in TN after my wife fractured her spine.

[Moor]

Just got off the phone with nettles. I ended up ordering the Acme 541 prop. Now does anyone know a trick to removing the prop without the "special" tool?

[chris young]

I've never done it myself, but I've heard that if loosen the the nuts and give them a good whack with a hammer it'll pop loose. I suppose you could just loosen the nuts off a bit, tie the boat to a tree and then put it in reverse

In my case, I just drove the boat around until if fell off of it's own accord. Now I have a brand new 541 as well.

[Moor]

I've never done it myself, but I've heard that if loosen the the nuts and give them a good whack with a hammer it'll pop loose. I suppose you could just loosen the nuts off a bit, tie the boat to a tree and then put it in reverse

In my case, I just drove the boat around until if fell off of it's own accord. Now I have a brand new 541 as well.

LOL! i think i'll try to loosen the nuts and give her a whack with a dead blow hammer. How do you like the 541?

[Moor]

I have bought 3 props from Nettles. Easy to work with and very helpful. They are repairing one right now and then I get to send back my brand new Acme 1325 that hit the trailer in TN after my wife fractured her spine.

Thanks for the advice gogger. Sorry to hear about your wife, i hope shes ok.

[gogger]

Thanks she is doing better. I put a 451 on the pirata. Totally changed the power for the better. Way better hole shot.

[carlossa]

For prop removal without a puller, I usually boil the jug, back the nut off 2 turns, pour boiling water over the center area of the prop and give it a hit with lump hammer and a brass drift. If it does not release after 3 blows, repeat the process of boiling water etc. If it wont budge after 2 goes, a puller is recommended. Been using this system for years. Good luck

[cadunkle]

I used a regular 3 jaw puller on mine.