Warp Drive Question

[Doc Holliday]

I'm considering tradin' in my warp drive for a wide-blade composite (airboatcapt2.....I may be givin' you a call some day). Before I do this, I'd like to get some ideas on my current prop's worth.

Primarily, I was told when I bought the boat that my warp drive hub was a special, oversized hub, which dramatically increased it's worth. Can I get some comments on this? What are the advantages of this hub vs. a standard hub?

What type of maintenance is involved with a warp drive? Does anyone know the torque ratings on the bolts which secure the blades? Any special cleaner for the blades?

Here's a photo of my prop:

http://www.southernairboat.com/photopos ... 500/page/2

Thanks

 

[sre]

I dont know about the value of the hub, the torque specs are:

5/16" clamping bolts to 240 inch pounds at 20 inch pound increments
3/8" mounting bolts to 40 foot pounds
1/2" mounting bolts to 60 foot pounds

re-torque after 1 hour of operation then every 5 to 10 hours. This is from the Warp Drive instructions. I also installed the tape on the blades which has been a big help against the sand blasting the blades get. As far as maintenance I just clean mine with degreaser like purple power or something like that. So far it has ate a number of beer cans, hats , a jacket, a light, and only has a small nick in one blade.