Looking to replace the beat up aluminum prop on a 16' Bass Dominator boat with a 1985 Mercury Mariner 50 Hp, 4 cylinder, 2 stroke outboard.
This is my first outboard - so be kind. I had V-drives and Direct-Drives (Ski-Boats) but gave up boating for almost 17 yrs and finally let this kid trade me out of an old tow truck I had sitting in my drive way. Boat was a hand-me-down boat from his Grandfather who helped tow it over for him, and the kid is a Heavy Equipment Mechanic so he fixed most every thing on the boat before trading it to me.
Most every thing ...
The prop on it is aluminum and is pretty beat up and has been shaved down some probably in an attempt to rebalance it after chewing it up good. It has cavitation at mid range RPMs probably upper end too but I don't seem to notice it when its flat out on plane.
Would like to replace it with Stainless Steel and mostly see 10.25 x 15 props being advertised. From what I know about outboards they have crazy steep pitch to make up for the shaft in the middle. PowerTech is advertising a 11.25 x 17 stainless steel prop but would like to hear from folks running a similar set up
This is my first outboard - so be kind. I had V-drives and Direct-Drives (Ski-Boats) but gave up boating for almost 17 yrs and finally let this kid trade me out of an old tow truck I had sitting in my drive way. Boat was a hand-me-down boat from his Grandfather who helped tow it over for him, and the kid is a Heavy Equipment Mechanic so he fixed most every thing on the boat before trading it to me.
Most every thing ...
The prop on it is aluminum and is pretty beat up and has been shaved down some probably in an attempt to rebalance it after chewing it up good. It has cavitation at mid range RPMs probably upper end too but I don't seem to notice it when its flat out on plane.
Would like to replace it with Stainless Steel and mostly see 10.25 x 15 props being advertised. From what I know about outboards they have crazy steep pitch to make up for the shaft in the middle. PowerTech is advertising a 11.25 x 17 stainless steel prop but would like to hear from folks running a similar set up