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| Author: | Winter Sux [ Mon Jul 29, 2013 1:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Have you ever sharpened a prop? |
I have a tin can with a 6 HP Suzuki for fishing here at the house. The water lilies and weeds are exceptionally bad this year. I'm thinking, if I get out my grinder and sharped the leading edge of the blades, this may help chop up all the weeds with less foulings. Your thoughts guys? |
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| Author: | rpengr [ Mon Jul 29, 2013 1:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Have you ever sharpened a prop? |
I would not try that on a larger, higher horsepower prop because your grinding could cause a stress concentration that could start a crack formation. However, on a 6 HP? Maybe it's worth a try. I think that weeds get caught near the root of the blade, so you probably would not need to sharpen all the way to the tip. Maybe from the root to a point half-way up to the tip? If the prop is aluminum, I wouldn't expect it to hold a sharp edge for long. |
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| Author: | jfair [ Tue Jul 30, 2013 12:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Have you ever sharpened a prop? |
Might be worth considering buying a rope/weed cutter? It would be better to sharpen (take metal) off an attachment than a prop. Not sure if you can get them for small outboard applications. http://www.prop-protector-usa.com/rope_cutters/ |
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