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marshmaster pat
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Nope, just know the people running her.
Posted it as just sort of a warning about wooden propellers.
That thing let loose at about 2650 RPMs, was a three bladed wooden prop, pushed great. Shook up the driver fairly good. She walked away without a scratch. Driver abandoned the driver seat and motor was still running, had to go back to shut off the mags.
Only one motor mount holding the motor in place and the frame tubing was about half twisted off on that mount. The frame broke off on one, the bottom two elephant ear mounts on the motor broke off on the other two. It twisted the frame fairly good. Wood sheared off the fuel pump and navigation light switches.
Note the starter hanging just by the hot wire, just above the fuel tank.
We had waxed the prop the day before, no cracks or anything visible wrong with it. Nothing was in the boat, prop just exploded. After speaking with several people, they indicated these three bladed props had a bad reputation of not staying together. Guess that information from Florida just didn't make it to Texas.
Sad part is they installed a new stand after this and the boat doesn't handle the same anymore.
Posted it as just sort of a warning about wooden propellers.
That thing let loose at about 2650 RPMs, was a three bladed wooden prop, pushed great. Shook up the driver fairly good. She walked away without a scratch. Driver abandoned the driver seat and motor was still running, had to go back to shut off the mags.
Only one motor mount holding the motor in place and the frame tubing was about half twisted off on that mount. The frame broke off on one, the bottom two elephant ear mounts on the motor broke off on the other two. It twisted the frame fairly good. Wood sheared off the fuel pump and navigation light switches.
Note the starter hanging just by the hot wire, just above the fuel tank.
We had waxed the prop the day before, no cracks or anything visible wrong with it. Nothing was in the boat, prop just exploded. After speaking with several people, they indicated these three bladed props had a bad reputation of not staying together. Guess that information from Florida just didn't make it to Texas.
Sad part is they installed a new stand after this and the boat doesn't handle the same anymore.
PredatorI0540
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Yes the 3-bladed wood props were offerd by Leroy Knowles at Air Props Inc. He has now gone out of business, and has been out for 3-4 years i belive.. He had trouble keeping the props to stay together! The driver is lucky shes still living, or at least not laying the the hospital bed with a big gash in the back of her head!
Aces over 8s
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Man I would have thought the motor tourque would have twisted it the other way :? Not something you want to see while running behind them. Glad everyone was ok.
Hey I been there done that it was not a pleasant evening. My motor mounts broke on my small block and it twisted the engine stand put the prop thru the cage, the engine hit the seat back the radiator twisted in twoand quite of bit of what you might call collateral damage. Mt lady still wont ride up top anymore.