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Cap'n previous post go me thinking, I had the duoprop on my last boat and B3's on the current one, anybody else notice a build issue on the B3 props. I was looking at mine on Sunday when I was working on it in storage. There seems to be almost like a mineral deposit on the blades. I had noticed it on other B3 drives in the past. Now when I had the duoprops in the water for 6-8 weeks they were still nice and shiny with no buildup when I pulled the boat. The guy I bought the boat from had them polished and they looked great when I bought it. Hmmmm

Any thoughts or has anybody else noticed this?

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Jeff

'14 Cruisers 380 Express "Simon Sez"
Merc 8.2 Mag MPI 380
DTS B3X, (x2) Axius Premier


(SOLD)
'08 V318
Merc 350 Mag MPI 300
DTS Seacore, B3 (x2)

I have Quiksilver props on my Alpha's and I had a thick layer of scale on them when I hauled in the Fall. I washed one with CLR, scrubbed with scotchbrite and then rinsed thoroughly. I noticed that now a layer of rust is forming on them so i'll have to start all over again. Next year i'm just leaving them dirty

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Marc, Kathlin & Nathalie


'89 Chaparral Laser 32

'93 Vista 245, 5.8L w/ King Cobra

Former Boats
'01 H260, 7.4 VP Duoprop
'98 H200, 5.0 GL w/VP SX drive

I'm not familiar with those props, but would it help to have them polished (so there's no place for stuff to take hold)?

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Mike
2005 Four Winns 230/240
VP 5.7GXi/DP
1998 F-150 XLT
Boat Pic

Polishing will help, but just a temporary fix. I clean mine with CLR, then shine em' with Buff Magic. They stay okay for about a month or so, then get dirty again. Just the nature of the BIII beast.

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One of 4 Previous (Sold) Boats:
2000 Four Winns 268 Vista

Current Boat: 2004 Chaparral 235 ssi cuddy

there are different qualities of stainless used. in general the ones they stay shiny are of a lesser strength than the ones that rust a bit. there is tons of info on the metallurgy of stainless, some of it is pretty interesting stuff.

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Brian Borchik
The Winds of Cold Springs Harbor Marina
Baldwinsville, NY

When I was younger ( 5 years ago !) I used to get in the water and give my DPS props a scrub with a scotchbrite pad a couple of times a season. More recently, with the water temperature never going above 14 deg. C, in the "summer" I haven't bothered!

Graham

My guess is differences in the exact grade of stainless used.
for instance standard 304 stainless will corrode in a marine environment --(although less than regular steel) -- while 316 is a preferred marine grade.

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DaleG -- West Palm Beach FL
2003 240Horizon -- 5.7Gi -Duoprop