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Tempest A45 prop OK to run on Optimax Pro XS
I am currently running a 25 pitch Tempest plus on this 2016 Pro XS 200 motor and getting rated RPMs at WOT . I have an older A45 Tempest prop for a spare .
I had heard the older A40 Tempest prop was a bad match for an Optimax due to the hotter exhaust gasses breaking down the pressed in rubber hub material on those props . The A45 Tempest has the flo-torq hub but the blades are supposedly thinner than the newer Tempest Plus props .
Anybody know if the A45's thinner blades can handle the additional torque of the produced by a 3 liter Optimax without excessive flex or bending out ?
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The prop should be fine. I ran an A45 on my Ranger for years. The concern with the thinner blades comes into play on the go fast boats where you are surfacing the prop.
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