Could be expensive teaching lesson

[wotan2525]

I like working with these guys -- even with shipping they are quite a bit lower than either of my local in-house places.

http://www.midwestpropeller.com/Coupon.html

[Moor]

And of course, my mandatory PSA whenever a prop is replaced. Lap that baby! If it was previously done then it'll be a snap, if not, it's a bit more work to do by hand under the boat. Perfect job for a lad feeling bad about bending the prop.

PSA = prop shaft alignment?

[ts6mnewbie]

Thanks for the heads up on this place, saved me about $45 and its local.

No problem. I know you're close to me so I figured that might work out.

[Blackntan90]

Haugy, Love your perspective on what is an otherwise crappy thing to have happen to you. Reminds me of how my dad would have put it. Chris, now I have seen you talk about lapping before and now I am concerned about mine. Could you give us a walk-through of how it is done? Or at least a link to a good resource?

[chris young]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ozh4JjoWm4

On the boat it's going to be a chore because you can't spin the shaft and hold the prop you have to hold the shaft and turn the prop by hand.. If it's already close, it's not that big a deal, but if you have to remove a lot of material, it will definitely take some time. I did mine with the shaft out of the boat, and rigged up a bracket to fit my coupling, put the prop on a couple of 2X4s and spun it slowly with a drill. If I was going to do it under the boat, I would try to rig up something to spin the prop with a drill. There is no way you should spin it with the motor, that's just a trip to the hospital waiting to happen.