Prop needed for 1968 Correct Craft

That's good info TRBenj. Thanks.
The "over-reving" I am having is that when I punch it you get thrown back in the seat, the bow rises and as soon as the bow begins to come down the engine trys to go over 6 grand. I have to quickly pull back and let the boat catch up in speed. I can no longer run at full throttle at any time. After the boat catches up in speed every time I give it full throttle the RPMS try to go over 6 grand. I am surprised the old 289 holds together. I need to bite more water.

Jim, Im not sure you need more pitch- but a new prop might be in order! Thats some strange behavior. If youre up for ordering new, I think ReidP likes the 12x13 OJ Legend the best. Its on my to-buy list.

Jim_In_Houston wrote: That's good info TRBenj. Thanks. The "over-reving" I am having is that when I punch it you get thrown back in the seat, the bow rises and as soon as the bow begins to come down the engine trys to go over 6 grand. I have to quickly pull back and let the boat catch up in speed. I can no longer run at full throttle at any time. After the boat catches up in speed every time I give it full throttle the RPMS try to go over 6 grand. I am surprised the old 289 holds together. I need to bite more water.

I would add cup to you current prop to bring down the rpm before I replaced it. Try a couple people in the rear seat and see if it still does it, might help keep the bow up a little more.

I got a problem folks. They sold me a 3/4 -10 as suggested. Darn thing won't fit. It goes on not even a full rotation. I don't want to put a wrech on it for fear of stripping the threads. Would a brass nut work better than stainless. I took some of my kids plato and made a cast of the shaft. I looks to me like the grooves are smaller on the shaft than the nut. Please let me know. I don't need a new shaft do I? This issue has me perplexed. They sold me a 12 RH 15 x 1". Can anyone confirm this to be correct. Gary at Delta Prop called someone and they told him that is what was needed. Thanks for the help!!

I am flying the ensign Flag.

How far is the reunion from Cincinnati, I would love the chance to rip up some boats for parts as mentioned...

If I get a chance from the Cruise Ship, I will check in with you all. You all make owning a Correct Craft a blast.

Anchors Away, Ricko is setting sail!!

Ok, you lost me. I don't understand what is meant by a die?? It did have a nut because I looked at it before. When I had the thought, right down the prop size in case you ever need it. Oops, didn't do that. Now I am worried that they sold me the wrong prop. The sticker on it says 15 x 1 but on the prop it has 15 x 3 stamped on it. I looked at the threads and it does look like they had pounded on the end of the shaft. Hence this could be the reason I cannot get the nut to thread. If this is the case, what do I need to do. I bet it has to do with the die you said above which I don't understand.

I appreciate the education on this.

Thanks for the help. Where would a person find one of these dies at?

Ricko, A decent hardware or even a home center should have the die. Did you try to match the "cast" you made with a know bolt? Don't forget to look for a die that is hex shaped unless you get a handle. You also may consider borrowing. Use some oil on the threads when running the die over them. BTW, 3/4" is the outside nominal diameter and the 10 is how many threads per inch.

Hey Tim. Yep the battery is under the seat but I think the listing is caused by the big butted boat driver and way too much ice cream and pie. (For all you newbies, a big butted boat driver is not some kind of special wrench I am talking about.)

Ricko1,

The reunion is about 7-1/2 hours from you in Green Lake Wisc. Check out the Reunion banner and see who's coming.. Bunch of the best older CC's you'll ever see on water.... Make it a plan.. There are still places to stay available..

Moj'

2 pages and no mention of the prop rotation!! Wow!
Ricko, Your boat should have a RH prop on it unless some one put another engine in it! Sometimes people will cheap out and put a "quick and dirty" LH block in from a car!! What does the old prop look like? Looking from the stern forward, a LH will turn counter clockwise in forward and obviously a RH will turn clockwise in forward!!

ricko, Confirm that the engine is a LH. Keeping in mine that a LH will be counter clockwise viewed from the rear, looking at the front it will be running clockwise. Get a LH prop with the same diameter and pitch.

One of my favorite posters of all time....Jim_In_Houston! How are you? We sure have missed your special brand of humor.

BTW....where did you get that sweet hat? I just gotta have one of those!

john

Does anyone know the pitch for the prop? Delta sold me a 15 X 1 RH. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Well, the prop saga continues. I purchased another prop today at Delta Prop. They sold me a LH 13 12 with .08 cup. I put it on and took the boat out for a spin. It seemed to run pretty good. I noticed the bow seems to be a little higher, but I don't know if the boat was propped correctly to begin with. But as it stands right now, I am back on the water. Do you need to go slow for a bit to seat the prop, or just go for it?

I called Acme prop today and they told me to purchase this prop, and I was lucky that I live about 30 minutes from Delta Prop and they had it in stock. When I am at a good speed the RPM's are running about 3700. How does this sound.

I greatly appreciate all help on this matter. Now that I know I am not the only correct craft person around, I look forward to meeting you all.

I want to keep my boat original, and I guess I am going to have to re work her over time to keeping it original. I was told this Acme prop will give me better performance since it is not cast.

The prop they sold me was a 13 12 LH. He said putting on a larger prop would not make a difference. The folks at Acme said the same thing. I told them what I had and engine size and they said this was the prop. They also said they would do a one time change to the pitch if necessary. Hope that helps. I ran her pretty good the other night. I took her up to 3700 rpms and it ran great. I haven't dropped the hammer on it. Will do this weekend!!

13" Diameter 12 pitch that is correct!!