Re propping a Tohatsu

[Manxman]

Hi again men, I have recently purchased a used Tohatsu 30 EP with five hours on the clock from a friend of mine. It comes with an eleven inch pitch prop.<br />I will be using the engine on a thirteen foot Boston Whaler for inshore bass fishing and will be fishing alone on most occasions so the whole setup will be at minimum weight.<br />I have been looking over here in the UK for a thirteen or fourteen inch pitch prop and the quoted prices are pretty steep.<br /><br />On Ebay today there is a new Hustler prop, thirteen inch pitch that will fit my engine for BuyItKnow £78 ($133) which is a considerable saving over the Tohatsu prop.<br /><br />I’ve read a little on these props, do you guys know of any issues concerned with fitting them and there reliability or maybe you have one.<br />Or should I just bite the bullet and buy the genuine article. Any advice would be most welcome.<br />Tight lines

 

[John_S]

Re: Re propping a Tohatsu

I purchased a Hustler prop, from iBoats, for my 40C. I had some initial issues with the thrust washer, but the Hustler tech rep cleared it up. The Hustler has been discontinued by Turning Point proppellers. <br /><br />Use the prop finder here at iBoats. Not sure if they ship to you, but the US pricing is better than what you quoted.