New prop on my yam 200

[krisnowicki]

I went from 17 to 21 because I was hitting like 6100 and then engine wanted so much more. So now I am getting around 5400 which is in range. My question is . On the new prop it has about a 1/4 inch to 3.8 of an inch of moving room back and forth ... is this bad? can it hurt my shaft?

 

[steelespike]

Re: New prop on my yam 200

are you speaking of front to back movement.Rotational movement would be bad.I would think you could eliminate front to back slop with a thicker thrust washer.

 

[Dhadley]

Re: New prop on my yam 200

Are you moving the prop only or the shaft too?

 

[krisnowicki]

Re: New prop on my yam 200

I speaking only of front to back movement. There is about a 1/2 inch fslop front to back the shaft and the hub on the prop are fine ... will this cause damage to the shaft ?