Hey all,
Do they make an aftermarket prop for the Ghost yet? The stock one seems very small
Hey all,
Do they make an aftermarket prop for the Ghost yet? The stock one seems very small
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Pricey, but it works. Been running one since my ghost was new. Basically a modified Ultrex prop and balancing nut.
https://aquatechmarine.shop/products...trolling-motor
How tough is the prop? Am on my 4th from breaking when I get too shallow and hit rocks
The Minn Kota, MKP -33 will go right on and work. However it will have a gap about 7/16 or so between the hub and the motor. I modified mine on a milling machine to fit much tighter. Not a hard job at all to do and works fine.
I have been hearing about the fragile prop on the ghost from the beginning. There must be a reason for this. Has anyone asked Lowrance about this? I am wondering if the shaft gets bent easily and the weak prop is to prevent this. Sounds like a nice motor, but this would be troubling to me. Any insight? Thanks Bob
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Mine still has the original prop on it. 3rd year. It's beat up a little but not enough to put the spare on. They have a composit shift and a breakaway in the mount
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I broke my Ghost prop on my first trip out.......I have never broken a Minn Kota prop......I have dinged them up but never had one break.
They've just restocked these at AquaTech, for anyone interested. I have one on the way. Expensive for sure compared to a stock prop, but includes prop nut/balancer and if reports are correct a much stronger prop than the oem ghost. It was developed by the owner who is a tournament fisherman and lots of experience in Florida Grass. I will take my stock prop and keep it on the boat for a spare.
My only complaint about my Ghost is it's inability to cut through grass. Guess I need to come off the wallet.
Well for me, I don't have easy access to modify/mill of the 1/2" or so to reduce the gap. I imagine without reducing that gap it would become a weed/line magnet...but I could be wrong. Yes, it's expensive, I thought the same thing. But it does include a good prop nut with an access hole like the Bobs at least. And they've never had a return for a broken one.
Of course when I get it (tomorrow I think), it might just be a MP-33 milled down lol...
Well, let this serve as a PSA - as Bandit53 mentioned, the Aquatech "Grass Chopper" is just a MKP-33 modified to fit the Ghost. It's milled at the hub for clearance, and milled on the face to remove the MK branding. So, if you have the ability to modify/mill the prop, you are definitely better off just buying the MK and doing it yourself.
The kit does come with a nice hefty prop nut and like the Bobs it has access hole so you can get to the shaft if required, but still it's overpriced for the kit. I suspect since it's pretty much the only option at this point, they feel they can charge whatever they want, and since they sell out every run they make it would appear they are correct.
At some point someone will come out with an alternative and the pricing will likely come down. Free Market Economy and all that.
Any pics of mods done to adapt mkp-33 to ghost or exactly where to machine before I order one for my ghost?
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I took out about .125 off the hub. Went to Lowe’s and bought a bushing to reduce the hole size from 3/8 to 5/16. Then the Ghost sheer pin is a larger diameter and I think longer? You could elongate that in the prop or just use the Minn Kota pin. Either would work.
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For Info, Aquatech now also sells just the prop, so you don't have to buy the whole kit if you don't want to... still a bit more expensive than an OEM prop, but for those who dont want to try to modify one themself it's an option....
https://aquatechmarine.shop/products...trolling-motor
Other than not being as brittle, does this MK prop offer any other advantages?
It's a weedless design, where as the Ghost prop is certainly not :).