the day after st.pattys day

im waiting on you randy!

so far looking good, pretty steady workload 50/50 at the momont

From Hydromotive's website:

"Both lab finishing and blueprinting refer to the process used to insure the accuracy of the propeller rake angle, pitch, progression, pitch variation and cup. This hand process involves thinning the blades and sharpening the leading edges.

The advantage of blueprinting is that it reduces the horsepower required to turn the propeller and generates more usable horsepower for thrust. On an accurate, well-built propeller the speed gain may be 2-3 miles per hour. On a lesser quality propeller, the increase may be 3-4 miles per hour.

The disadvantages of this same thinning and sharpening are greatly reduced blade strength, fatigue resistance, and being more subjective to stress risers occurring at the sharpened leading edge. A sharp leading edge is very prone to minute nicks which create stress risers. These stress risers often propagate cracks that originate from the nick at the leading edge and work their way through the blade. The same thing is true for any nicks at the trailing edge. It is for this reason that we at Hydromotive grind our trailing edges from hub to tip rather than across the blade, thus eliminating any potential stress risers. Reducing the blade thickness from a 1/4" to a 1/8" (1/2 the original thickness) does not reduce the strength by 50%, but actually reduces the blade strength to 12% of the original. Consequently, we can not warrant any propeller that has been lab finished or blueprinted."
Hydromotive

This sounds like it would be good if you really wanted to tweek your props performance. I don't know about reducing the thickness of my prop by 50%. I think I would rather keep it as strong as possible.

Did you guys try calling hydromotive? im just curious, I know you have coupons for santee's
Its just that he is about 2 miles from my house and i want to try him out this summer, I'll post in the future and stop by his shop, I think he has prop scan

all good, considering i work in downtown...im gonna be taking my tariler to eric very soon so he can repack the bearings and check everything out..almost forgot the tranny fluid too..id do it but too cheap to buy a pump...plus hes the trans expert..id screw something up! well figure something out!

I learned over the years that it is much more gratifying to regret the things you did while drinking than to regret drinking too much, along with it is much better to regret the things you have done, than the things you have not.

todicus wrote: Game on !! Fire up the hot tub and watch the ladies strip naked !!..

   Amen.I don't have a hot tub for the muscle therapy.

    And as far as I'm concerned,If you don't feel bad the next morning you simply did not drink enough

     Mike

Next year graphics and decals and maybe make the trailer look nice.

randy whats going on with the boat now, since your done wet sanding?

I like that top too. I'll have to add that to my wish list. really like the strips.

todicus- nice boat never looked at it before...where and what did the bim cost ya?..i like the cutout for the extended p

I was pleasantly suprised to discover that you can drink vast quantities of really good vodka like Kettle One and Grey Goose, and not wake up with a splitting headache.

Game on !! Fire up the hot tub and watch the ladies strip naked !!..

i have got many many many..some a little too much to explain on here....

Meow.

kids these days just cant' hang with the big dog's otherwise you would have got up had a bloody and a few more cold pops and been fine, works everytime.