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So, I've been reading about everyone testing the latest and the greatest props, or rebalancing and sharpening their favorite props to get more speed or turn higher RPM's. And as everyone knows that's one key to success. We go to the pond, test let's say an X-437 2 blade on a 3.5 outboard, then try a two blade or go to a 440 or 640 etc....even the new M-series perhaps.
But, here's the question: After spending top dollar buying a prop or lots of time recupping, tweaking, balancing and sharpening etc yourself.....do you take a Sharpie and write the specs on to the prop?? Or do you keep notes on every prop and put it somewhere in your prop box? I have some props that I've inked, some have notes on paper, some no history at all. I've even bought used props w/ink on them.
However, I've got to figure that that little bit of ink has got to cause some sort of imbalancing. It's like when you polish a newly balanced prop, it tends to get off balanced just a little. I'm just afraid that the ink on a prop will cause the imbalance and trash my prop shaft assemblies even more than what a balanced prop eventually does to it. I know this sounds crazy, but it's sure convenient to read off the prop while it's on the boat what prop you got on it, the cut or pitch etc...
Let me know what you guys think.
But, here's the question: After spending top dollar buying a prop or lots of time recupping, tweaking, balancing and sharpening etc yourself.....do you take a Sharpie and write the specs on to the prop?? Or do you keep notes on every prop and put it somewhere in your prop box? I have some props that I've inked, some have notes on paper, some no history at all. I've even bought used props w/ink on them.
However, I've got to figure that that little bit of ink has got to cause some sort of imbalancing. It's like when you polish a newly balanced prop, it tends to get off balanced just a little. I'm just afraid that the ink on a prop will cause the imbalance and trash my prop shaft assemblies even more than what a balanced prop eventually does to it. I know this sounds crazy, but it's sure convenient to read off the prop while it's on the boat what prop you got on it, the cut or pitch etc...
Let me know what you guys think.