I think a stainless with an XHS style hub would serve you better for
performance. It would hold up better to minor bangs and knock, and if you
hit soemthing hard the the hub will give and is easily replaceable.

I run a river system with a few iron wood stumps in or near main high speed
corridors, and lots of sand bars. Around here a skeg with paint on it
hasn't been in the water. Its not uncommon to see a boat hung on a sand
bar, and more than once I've found myself hammering the throttle and
trimming up the motor to clear a sand bar as I feel the skeg thumping along.

Stainless serves me well. I feel vulnerable running anthing else. My
little boat has an aluminumbecasue I can't find a stainless pitched long
enough, but I will be sending one off to be repitched soon.

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"Wally" wrote in message
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I am considering putting a Pirahna Composite prop on my 17 foot
aluminum bass boat, 90 HP Mercury, The syatem looked good, with
replaceable ears. The lake I fish in South Texas, Choke Canyon, has
lots of debris, trees, easy to ding an aluminum and rewelds here were
arouns $70. I really am twitchy about changing to stainless steel, if
the clutch does not slip, may have serious lower unit damage and I
have been told by a couple people in the area not to go steel.

Any thoughts or advice greatly appreciated.

Wally

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