Spare prop

Do you carry a spare prop ?
And a few tools to change it?
Currently I don't

Thanks


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rule of thumb is to carry a spare prop when you do not see land ie offshore fishing. I dont however we used to carry one on our bluewater trip with a yamaha wrench. I say used to because once you go with a duel engine, then you can limp in with an engine + hail sea tow.

I dont feel a need to when fishing local or even nearshore with my boat as long as I have a trolling motor, AND a radio.

Fishing Santee, where hitting stumps is a common occurrence, I keep a cheap aluminum prop on hand in the event I spin the hub on my stainless. In most cases where fishing more open water lakes I feel it wouldn't be necessary. I always keep a small supply of tools on hand, you just never know when one may needed.

I believe it is a requirement now to have a roll of black electrical tape on board. After my remote battery cap broke several months ago while fishing Uncle Remus saw fit to get me a roll of duc tape for emergencies. Haven't used it yet but who knows when. Tools are a yes! Thanks for bringing us to awareness of needed things. :twocents

Hope I never need a prop change!:fish

I keep one on board. Never know. And a few tools also. Better safe than sorry.

I do not keep one on either boat as I mainly fish open water.

Whenever I make multiple day trips miles from home I do. The hassle and loss of fishing time and expense to try and fix it locally sometimes good experience ....most of the time not. And only takes a minute to swap and you're gone again. Also I want a prop to run if I send one in to repair under normal circumstances.

You can slip a hub bushing just enough to make it so it will slip under heavy load when your trying to apply power. Had that happen many times. You can get around and stuff but it sure puts a damper on things. Fishing new lakes and rivers especially you can just misread a map a little and bang, boom.

I sure do carry a spare prop, in fact I have 2 on board. Many times I'm several miles up the river and way into the swamp. Hitting stumps or spinning the inner bushing would leave me all alone. Many days I'd never see another boat where I fish. I've had to pull several out over that long haul because they didn't have a spare prop. When I had my 20hp Merc years ago, I carried a spare water pump. I never knew when it'd let go either. I've changed 2 pumps in the swamp. I sure don't miss that Merc either.

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I sure do carry a spare prop, in fact I have 2 on board. Many times I'm several miles up the river and way into the swamp. Hitting stumps or spinning the inner bushing would leave me all alone. Many days I'd never see another boat where I fish. I've had to pull several out over that long haul because they didn't have a spare prop. When I had my 20hp Merc years ago, I carried a spare water pump. I never knew when it'd let go either. I've changed 2 pumps in the swamp. I sure don't miss that Merc either.

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Wow
Not many places to hit stumps on Wylie


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Originally Posted by brettw

Wow
Not many places to hit stumps on Wylie


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Bridge pilings work as well if not better. I was idling near a piling and a strong gust of wind pushed me back and the prop got dinged on the piling. I did not know it until I took the boat out and saw a plug about the size of a quarter missing. i had it repaired and it is now my spare because I ordered a SS one to use as the main prop.
The biggest reason I learned for having a spare is the down time waiting to get yours repaired.

Spare prop is nice. I remember when all omc motors used a shear pin. That pin could be down right aggravating to change. Modern motors are a lot more reliable today

I think it all depends on your situation of where you are fishing. I do not usually keep a spare prop in the boat because i normally fish open lakes, but if i was going to be offshore or in a stump filled remote area i would definitely consider keeping an extra prop aboard.

I fish on Santee. I have a stainless prop and use the old one as a spare prop. I carry a few tools. I recently hit a stump and spun a hub but didn't know what that was, so now I know WHEN to use the spare prop and tools :biggrin

I've spun a hub once going down the river just after daylight, and hadn't hit anything. It must have been from prior hitting stumps and it finally gave away. Lake, swamp, or river, it's always a long ways to the landing when you loose the prop.

Ive ALWAYS had a spare, and do now, but have never carried it with me. Like Ray...it would be a spare in case I needed to send out my SS prop for repairs. Ive been broke down on the water before but it was never because of a torn up prop.

cheaper than being towed in, I suppose you'd have to get to shore and change the prop out there. I may get one, not sure. I bought a prop online and sending it back to exchange is so expensive, i just kept and ordered another one of a different pitch. May sell the first one, its stainless