Propeller Bent Question

mrfizban

Seaman
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Nov 17, 2004
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I was manuevering my boat around in my garage and hit the bell shaped flare on the back of my prop into a shelf and put a little half-inch crease in it. So I was wondering...<br />A) if that really matters much, will I get much vibration or any other effects caused from having that little bend, and <br />B) I took some vice grips and got it 90% back to its original position and it chipped about 1 square inch of paint. It's just a cheap $100 generic Michigan prop. Will those rust? Thanks.<br /><br />Jeff
 

Silvertip

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Re: Propeller Bent Question

No -- it's very likely aluminum and won't rust. The little ding on the diffuser shouldn't affect peformance and shouldn't cause any vibration.
 
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