Hi Guys..<br /><br />I have this little Chrystler 6HP outboard that is my emergency "get home" kicker motor..<br /><br />The boat it pushes when needed is a very heavy 17 foot fiberglass half cabin. and left as it is, the little engine will become the "little engine that can't" because the engine has to work very hard to push this boat..<br /><br />The prop on it now is a two blade 8x5,, is it possibly that its already a push prop?? It certainly doesn't seem like it would displace alot of water.<br /><br />So, I need a push prop (if its not already), but don't have much cash to spare for it..<br /><br />I asked around, and someone said that I can achieve similiar result to a push prop by carefully evenly cutting the tips of the blades of the prop,, apparently you can make a good test prop for using in tanks the same way.<br /><br />Does anyone have any comments on this? how do I know how much to take off?<br /><br />I know I can cut it evenly, I'll get a felt tip pen and rotate the prop to mark where to cut.. then file it down to as perfectly even as possible. but how much to take off??<br /><br />I am not sure I could get a push prop for an old chrysler 6hp even if I did have the cash to spend on it.. but by the same token, I don't want to fry this thing by overloading it if I need it because I am stuck somewhere..<br /><br />any thoughts you guys may have would be much appreciated..<br /><br />rgds<br /><br />Frank
