Posted by tedious on 10/27/16 - 5:54 AM
#65
skier wrote:
We did change prop to alu in case we hit something!
Skier, you are apparently referring to the idea that an aluminum prop will save you from lower unit damage if you strike a rock. That is an old wives tale and was specifically debunked on this forum some years ago, when two people hit the same object, one with aluminum and one with stainless - both lower units were damaged.
Get a stainless prop with a breakaway hub (which most of them seem to have these days) and you can enjoy top performance. Plus a stainless prop will shrug off a log strike - with aluminum you'll be paddling home.
I'm just sayin'....