I have a stanless steel prop.I was on river today & after a while it started to act as it was slipping. I cant find any damage to the prop ruber and am wondering if it could be the lower unit.I got hung up on a sand bar 6 weeks ago.but no trouble until today.if you have a good site for trouble shooting I would greatly be in debt to you.or any help you can offer also. thank you in advance.
2007-07-22 13:44:13 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
hi you may have damaged the rubber inside the hub of the prop. this is there to protect the prop. If you it a sand bar then this may be your problem.... Unfortunately it means a new prop or getting it fixed.
the worse case senario is that you bent your prop shaft and that would cause a symptom like slipping....
It may be that your prop is cavitating... spinning and not gripping the water.......... slipping like symptoms.... try with the motor lower in the water... or trimming the motor in...
My advise would be take off the prop and take it to a marina asnd ask them to check if it has spun or is spinning the hub. They may be able to fix it... if it isnt that,....
Put the motor in neutral .... make sure the motor cannot start... rotate the prop shaft by hand... and see if it moves up down or sise to side in and out... chcek to see if it turns true... make sure it isnt bent... If you find any excessive movement wobble or it is bent then you will get a the symptoms you discribe .... Unfortunately it means a new prop shaft which may not be cheap.....
Good luck... To be honest i think you have the beginings of a spun hub
2007-07-22 14:00:28 · answer #1 · answered by tony b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rpm an not moving . the hub is spun take it to a prop shop get rehubed. MIght be a good idea to buy a back up prop incase you hit something you can change it rather than being tow in?
2007-07-22 22:35:59 · answer #2 · answered by 45 auto 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
very common to have to have the propellor rubber hub replaced , any prop shop can do it, they just press the old one out, and press the new one in.
2007-07-23 10:32:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rubber donut can still slip if damaged. it may look o.k., but at speed it slips.
2007-07-23 05:14:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi! i dont know much about propellers but i have a good site for you to log in and solve ur problem
www.propeller-repair.com/mark.htm -
gud luck man
2007-07-23 01:45:11 · answer #5 · answered by kool_karan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what kind of engine? several outdrives now use cone clutches that can possibly slip.
2007-07-23 09:25:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
check your cotter-pin that holds ya prop to the shaft
2007-07-22 21:16:42 · answer #7 · answered by the1much 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋