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Originally Posted by keakar
@ CajunChristian
the Yamaha ss prop you speak of is the OEM Yamaha brand prop I need to buy from any Yamaha dealer or can I get one anywhere? and is it just one style prop or do I have to choose from semi-cleaver, clever, cupped, or not cupped and all that which you have to do for aftermarket props? in other words can I just say give me an OEM Yamaha prop and get the right one or will I have choices to make other then the pitch?
one last point, based on your experience for a regular use (not racing) prop when would a 4 blade be a good choice? I never could understand how to decide when you need a 4 blade or not and the times I see people recommend one they never have a good explanation as to why except to say it works better  and im a very curious guy that likes to know why I make the decisions im told to make |
Like Paul said, LAM has the prop. Buy one, bolt it on and go. No additional work is needed on that prop.
I have tested several hundred props, none work as well for an all purpose prop as that Yamaha. I have some of the best 4 bladers on the market. Mercury built a line of props called the Trophy Sport. They are available in 12-13-14-15 pitch. I tested the prototypes for that prop. Only difference we saw was 1-2 mph slower than the Yamaha. No motor height difference, no hole shot difference, nothing. All of the Trophy Sport 4 blade props run like about 1/2 pitch higher than they are marked. The 14 turns about like a 14 1/2 pitch and so forth.
PowerTech built a Yamaha imitation, their SCB line. That SCB line was about 3 mph slower than the Yamaha. So we stuck with the Yamaha. It has thinner blades than most other props on the market. I have one that is nearly 20 years old, still going strong. Yamaha must use superior stainless than most other prop manufacturers to run that thin a blade and for it to hold up as well as any other.
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