WalkWithMax wrote:
Those are good links! ... definitely proven race prop suppliers. It comes down to the old "you get what you pay for" analogy, but what if one of Ron's cleavers worked really well with a bit of work?? I would like to get Hydromotives thoughts on this?? or Hounddog?? I'm pretty sure I know what "The Gun" thinks about it...
Dave, Todd is currently doing some props for some of the T Guys for next year. He is a strong supporter of T and would like to see his props do well. He is more than happy to be beaten by his own props. A good local prop guy is something we don't currently have. Most of my T props are props John Beer did for me at the Prop Shop. Since John's passing I have not found a local guy I like. I am glad DOC mentioned his Mercury prop. He got that one from me and we can thank John Beer for it. John could improve on any prop provided you gave him the correct information as to what the prop was doing. Jeff Titus, as I have mentioned before is excellent. Jeff's props work. You normally have to send them back a time or two to get them dialed in. I have props from the others mentioned as well. I like them as well. One that is missed is the Mercury lab props. I haven't had one of theirs for years. They changed their prop guy a while back and I never got the same results after the change, As a matter of fact. I currently don't have any of the later Mercury lab props. DOC is correct about using the OMC hubless props on the Yamaha. The hub is too long for the prop shaft and there is not enough space for the nut. I reworked two of them to run on Jim's yamaha. Ones a 12 x 22 and the other a 12 x 23. Jim's Yamaha takes a mile to get them up to speed. When he does, 72 to 73 mph and nothing but prop in the water. Ron's props are good to try. I have 4 of them which I am reworking. 12 x 19, 12 1/2 x 21, 12 x 22 and 12 x 20 4 blade.
