Just as I figured. Did Chris say if therewas anything wrong with the
remaining blades Steve?

BTW - sorry to cut you off the other day on the phone. Sierra really took a
hard spill, you should see the bruise on her head.

Warren

"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in
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"go-bassn" wrote in message
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Chris, I believe you've been the victim of a bum prop. I doubt you hit
anything. Sometimes, especially on newer or never-maxed-out-before
props,
blades just break off from torque. Your boat is new, how bout your
prop?
Your prop should be covered under warranty. When that busted, what did
the
remaining blades look like? If they're just fine, you got a bum prop.
Is
it a Renegade by any chance?

Chris and I talked quite a bit about his prop in the past couple of days.
I
talked to a guy at a performance prop shop to see if Chris could run my
backup stainless prop. When I told him that Chris was running a Yamaha,
the
guy asked me if a blade came off. When I said "Yeah, how did you know?",
he
said that he sees quite a bit of that with Yamaha props. He thinks it's
something in the casting process, but asked me to warn any Yamaha owners
to
keep a close eye on their propellers.

He said that typically, a crack begins about 1/3 to 1/2 the way up the
blade
from the hub, usually on the leading edge of the prop.

So, you Yamaha owners out there, take a good close look at your prop from
time to time.
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Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
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