Shear pins

[ae708]

What ever happened to the shear pin? It used to be so easy to just replace a shear pin instead of ruining a prop and having to replace the whole prop. And MUCH cheaper.

 

[tommays]

Re: Shear pins

AE<br />as HP went so much higher and through the prop exaust became common it really did not fit into the new designs<br /><br />IMHP if i spin a hub at least i can limp slowley to a safe place if i shear a pin its over <br /><br />tommays

 

[ae708]

Re: Shear pins

Yeah but I always carried spare shear pins in the boat... cheaper than my spare prop that I have to carry now. I understand about the through-the-prop exhaust though. I dunno about spinning a hub. I ruined 3 props year before last when our water was so low on the lake. Bashed the props so badly that they would were so far out of balance that you wouldn't run them. Didn't bother the hub though...just had them fixed and ran them again without changing the hub.

 

[JB]

Re: Shear pins

Moving to Outboard Non-repair