Propeller Question.

[rs00765605]

if you are peeling ears off of every prop, it is not a prop issue. sounds more like a prop shaft issue. no one else is peeling ears. as far as you running a yamaha, a yamaha prop should be a good setup for your boat. but, you still need to get to the bottom of what is causing slinging blades. slinging a blade on a cast prop is very rare without damaging the prop to begin with.

Well....it gets even deeper there. I believe that Yamaha is the best ENGINE out there ( Everyone has their favorite). Keyword ENGINE. Their gearcases/lower units are not that great. Realizing this, I have replaced the prop shaft several times. I am seriously about broke from trying to get this thing going the way it should. Thats why I have surrendered to the cheap-o 4 blader. That thing seems to be indestructable.

[fishinwrench]

While it is true about the fuel consumption and all that these 2 stroke motors of today are meant to be run and run hard, to much low speed /low temp operation is just as harmful if not more harmful to the engine. This allows them to build up carbon and restricts the engines performance, you don't have to keep it pegged open all the time but do it a favor and open it up for a little bit on every other outing and don't forget your additives (stabil or Quickleen )

A guy I know ran into this this year. His boat wasn't performing at the top end, it was to restricted from the buildup of low temp operation, a couple bottles of power tune and Quickleen and a tank of gas had his boat back in shape

Very Widespread and Common belief repeated over and over by scores of old time 2stroke wrenches for decades....but it is pure baloney.