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BobW

Argo Marine at Morpeth.

Bob

The new prop for The Spook turned up today.

Beautiful piece of work, all shiny and looks amazing.

Now to get a new prop shaft to suit.

Bob

Hi all

I have ordered a new prop from Dave Dewald in Pennsylvania, it is currently being made and he hopes to ship it next week some time.

10.75 dia X 17.5 pitch two blade cleaver, R/H rotation.

Bob

Reklaw The most annoying part is that I had planned to be building a new exhaust system for the boat at this point and instead I'm buying a new prop. Cost - $800 US plus delivery, so with our current dollar value about $1250 to $1300 plus GST and maybe some import duty when it arrives. About the cos...

Hi all I have this week ordered my new prop for The Spook. A replacement for the one that I damaged at Narandarah. A DeWald prop, Dave DeWald is in Pennsylvania USA. A two blade cleaver 10 3/4 inches diameter by 17 1/2 inches of pitch. Now I'll be like a kid counting the sleeps until Santa arrives. ...

Guys

That looks absolutely brilliant.

Bob

Dave The mounting of the engine and box together is a very good way to do it all, and yes it does leave the engine at the same angle as the prop shaft. I went down that track with my first hydro and it was a good set up. When I did mine I did make one mistake and that was that we assumed the piece o...

Bootlegger

I wasn't referring to your boat actually, but I was aware that you have had some engine issues over the years.

The one that I have in The Spook now has given me the most dramas of any engine that I have built. Almost got it worked out now though.

Bob

Will I couldn't agree more. The jack shaft in The Spook is only short but it does have 2 uni's. I have seen a single uni used but I agree with you that it doesn't allow for any misalignment. I have seen a set of two uni's bolted back to back in a situation where the engine and gearbox were very clos...

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Bob