prop polishing and performance??

[rolrandy]

Is there any performance advantages to running a highly polished stainless prop vs a painted stainless one??

 

[WillyBWright]

Re: prop polishing and performance??

A tiny fraction of one mph.

Shiny looks pretty, but painted is less likely to be stolen.

 

[Texasmark]

Re: prop polishing and performance??

Painted suggests alum and shiny suggests SS. The higher the shine probably the better the material and workmanship and I have found them to corrode (rust) less.....yes SS props can rust.

I'd take the SS any day unless I lived in a rock lake...and I don't mean rip rap....where you know where it is; I'm talking about a boulder the size of the boat just under the surface where you can't see it......Lake Austin, in Central Texas is just one example.

Mark