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 PostPosted: January 11th, 2017, 7:38 pm   
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Anyone try a Ron Hill Semi Cleaver ( Calls it a Mitch Hardy) on a Voodoo or similar boat? How did it run. He has a couple on EBAY in a 12x20" 13 spline size for sale. My son's Voodoo with 50hp Evinrude is only used for lake running, not racing. Any other idea's for a prop? Definitely having trouble finding a used prop.
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I had one...worked fine but she was slow compared to the merchant cleaver.

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What is a merchant cleaver? Just looking for a good all around prop not a top end one...

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Merc!!! My phone autocorrects to merchant...

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Merc Cleaver is a great all round prop. Bit heavy on torque steer but the way it bites makes it worthwhile.


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Is a Merc cleaver over hub or through hub? If through hub would it fit a small gearcase OMC? Are the Merc cleavers easier to find?
DoktorC, how was the Ron Hill semi cleaver for taking off and just cruising around?

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The merc is a thru hub but they're usually very expensive. Its easier to find an inexpensive OMC cleaver which likely works better on your OMC anyways. I used mine to get from our ramp to the dock..I never really cruised in the boat lol. Hole shot was fine though.

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For what it's worth, a Merc cleaver sucked on the VooDoo I had. 70 Nissan, long time ago. Very slow to plane and 10 mph slower than an SRX. My boat ran 57.6 on the rev limiter.


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There is a huge amount of difference between good and bad props on these boats. I think an OMC cleaver is probably easiest to find used and obviously the Ron hill is easiest to afford new. I would have given my left nut for any of those props when I was 14 and was stuck with a stock suzuki stainless with no cupping lol.

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Thanks for all the good info guys. I will keep an eye out for a used OMC cleaver over the next few months, if I can't find one by the summer then a Ron Hill it will be.

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