Propeller repair and customizing

Post by **tin can** » December 1st, 2004, 5:14 pm

Wevans and Don, this is the guy that does the custom prop work. He's very good. You can tell him what boat, motor, and setup you have. Tell him what the rig is doing, and what you want it to do. He can make it work.

Stewart Enterprises
Attn.: Farley Stewart
9260 Lee Road # 146
Opelika, AL 36804

Ph: 334/745-5653

Post by AJ » December 1st, 2004, 10:04 pm

Marine Wheels in Panama City is also very good if you can't get the guy TC listed.

dstockwell · Post by **dstockwell** » December 2nd, 2004, 7:50 am

Thanks TC..

BKTomblin Jr · Post by **BKTomblin Jr** » December 2nd, 2004, 7:57 am

could somethin as simple as a prop adj. better yor mpg's

Post by **tin can** » December 2nd, 2004, 8:22 am

Possibly. If adjusting the prop makes the boat run more efficiently, the fuel consumption will go down. But it might not be a significant difference.Using my boat as an example, I get about 3.5 miles per gallon. If I modify my prop and get a 5% increase in efficiency, I should get a 5% decrease in fuel consumption. That would increase my miles per gallon to 3.68. If tuning my prop affects my miles per gallon positively, that's a benefit. I'm looking for better preformance from the boat. Don is trying to achieve max RPM. Wevans wants to decrease his max RPM. All of these can be achieved through prop tuning.

At present, my boat has no bow lift. I can trim my motor until it blows out, and get no bow lift. I know this is a result of insufficient cupping of the prop blade tips. I'll most likely modify my prop myself. If I don't achieve the desired results, I'll have Farley Stewart modify the prop.

However, prop adjustment is only 1 step in proper boat setup, and should be the last. You need to start by checking your motor height.

Boat setup is a time consuming process. No boat dealer that I'm aware of goes through the process. Most people are not aware there is a procedure, and never change from how they took delivery of the boat.

BKTomblin Jr · Post by **BKTomblin Jr** » December 2nd, 2004, 8:47 am

Alright, but I guess my main concern is all about the prop I have in the back of my truck. Ive never tried it, but the guy I bought the boat from made some pretentious claims as to the possibilities w/ the other prop ? Well heck I guess I just need to get my stator fixed first .

Post by **wevans** » December 2nd, 2004, 9:13 pm

We got that covered this weekend Mako

dstockwell · Post by **dstockwell** » December 3rd, 2004, 7:27 am

I'm gonna take mine back to the dealer tomorrow, let them figure out the right prop.

Post by **Tidedancer** » December 3rd, 2004, 7:42 am

Don. One thing that you may not have thought of is your boat weight.
I know what my Key Largo dealer and the factory says about the weight. But my boat is a lot heaver than posted in the factory catalogs.

Just a thought here.

dstockwell · Post by **dstockwell** » December 3rd, 2004, 7:54 am

Chuck,

Problem is motor will only turn 5K, needs to be turnin bout 5600. If they get it to turn close to that, then the speed will be the best I can get.

seminole_explorer · December 4th, 2004, 7:56 am

Three times I have taken damaged aluminum props to Marine Wheels and have been very pleased. I dropped them off, paid $30 or so, and a couple of weeks later they arrive back by mail. The repaired props have held up well.
The business is in the St. Andrew area a block or two from Tan Fannies.