Check to see if you can find the "sailboat" prop...

Posted By: Leroy CM23TK & Gulf 29 PH, Helena, MT
Date: 1/2/07 10:08a.m.

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In Response To: Repeat Question: Prop Size (Bob Wessel, Columbia Challenger 24, Prelude, Sacramento)

They look like Mickey Mouse ears for the blades. It's also called a high thrust prop. I have a 6 hp Merc on mine and the high thrust made a huge difference in pushability (is that a word?) - A new one set me back IIRC around 70 or so, but worth it IMHO

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Repeat Question: Prop Size -- Bob Wessel, Columbia Challenger 24, Prelude, Sacramento -- 1/2/07 9:57a.m.

 Check to see if you can find the "sailboat" prop...  -- Leroy CM23TK & Gulf 29 PH, Helena, MT -- 1/2/07 10:08a.m.

Thanks, Leroy. I'll start looking... -- Bob Wessel, Columbia Challenger 24, Prelude, Sacramento -- 1/2/07 11:07a.m.

Repeat Answer! . . . . . -- Charles Brennan, Windrose 18, So. Florida -- 1/2/07 10:51a.m.

Thanks -- Bob Wessel, Columbia Challenger 24, Prelude, Sacramento -- 1/2/07 11:13a.m.

Does anyone have experience with -- Don B, Precision 18, Greers Ferry Lake, AR -- 1/2/07 11:41a.m.

Hmm . . . Might be the next subject of a TSBB Myth-Busters!! . . . . -- Charles Brennan, Windrose 18, So. Florida -- 1/2/07 8:54p.m.

Power Thruster -- Mike "Mikabee" Mac26s Victoria Tx -- 1/2/07 9:21p.m.