Prop....meet the bottom.

[TL16]

Hit bottom with my prop putting the boat on the trailer. In your opinions does this need re-work or can this be worked out? If so, whats the best way?

[MMosher]

I would but I want every last MPH I can get out of my rig.

[bassin butch]

Nothing that a file, dremmel, and polish wouldn't fix in my humble opinion wouldn't fix.

[HaulinBass]

FWIW was told by a reputable prop man to never take a metal file to the prop. He said something about metal contamination into the stainless.

[Lea]

Interesting. Never heard that. Good friend is Robbie Patterson, a great prop man with Real Deal and Sanderson Marine, here in VA. Gotta check with him, too...he fixed a Tempest Plus which I had drive thru gravel!!

[Dan21XRS]

Correct, no file... Send it to Mark Croxton once the season is over... Dan

[bassin butch]

Got to see data about that. Metal file I trust all others bring data.

[HaulinBass]

Something about the file shavings contaminating the stainless if a weld is ever needed on the leading edge. I trust the guy that pounds on my prop.

[TL16]

Correct, no file... Send it to Mark Croxton once the season is over... Dan

Thanks for the feedback, and the contacts Lea and Dan. I don't think I'll touch it and come November, Ill send it out to a good prop guy for a cleanup.

[70ss496]

I deal with this all the time in the piping industry. Anytime you touch stainless with carbon steel whether it be a file, brush, or anything carbon it has the potential to rust in that spot. Even if you have a stainless brush or grinder that's hit carbon too it will do it.

[Champ 196 elite]

FWIW was told by a reputable prop man to never take a metal file to the prop. He said something about metal contamination into the stainless.

You need to use a file for Stainless steel or it will rust.

[bassin butch]

Been using a file since the early 1990 (s) never once had any kind of issue.

[BeachCustoms]

The file is harder than the stainless, can't see it embedding metal from a hardened file into stainless. The stainless would have to break the file down a lot not to mention the stainless is soft compared to the file that is how you are able to cut softer metals, because the file is hard.

[95202DCX]

Leave it alone until you send it out, it will work fine with that minimal damage and you probably won't even notice any difference in performance.

[Collin C.]

Run it to see there's a difference in performance. If a loss or not acceptable to you, send to mark.
A good B&B and some fine tuning will do wonders.

[Lpolk]

I would get it fixed. You would be surprised at the performance difference . Been down that road before. You can still run it, but you will notice the difference.

[btsmbass]

A muddy river will polish that right out. Nothing to worry about.

[TL16]

Ran it today, no performance change.

[BOW4UM]

It depends on your expectations. I had many props like that and no big deal for me. I really saw no change. I think it just bothers a lot of folks. Its a good idea to have 2 props for different applications and bodies of water. I use a 4 blade on shallow risky bottom like Potomac river and a 3 blade performance for like smith mountain...