stock prop; comment

[Rex R]

I dunno why everyone is so down on the stock prop...why just the other day I lost a blade and was dead in the water(after a collision) and was still able to get the boat up on plane. was it slower, yes. was it noisy, oh yeah did I finish the race, er noo(but that wasn't because of the prop).

[Steven Vaccaro]

Man that was a tough race for you, losing props and rudders. :-)

[Rex R]

lol, it was a tough race for everyone. 6 boats started an 8 lap race...only one boat finished! but we had fun.

[Doby]

I was running my Proboat Miss Llumar Sunday ( SV-27 hardware modification) and when I got back to shore after a 7 minute run, I noticed one of the blades was missing th top 1/3

Don't know when it happened, but didn't notice any drop in speed:D

I like the props for everyday running and fun racing :D

[H&MWill]

I just got another SV in the mail today and the only problem I have with the prop is it never makes it to me in one piece. We have 3 now and 2 of them showed up with 2 and a half blades.

[Avanti]

bought mine at the LHS and the prop was fine I also picked up a couple other to try out. (no testing results yet, waiting on a gps)

[dougle4]

A trick I learned about plastics is to place them in a small container of boiling water for about 5 minutes .
This makes them less brittle and aren't as prone to breakage as a stock prop would be . Somewhat like tempering a piece of metal , makes them more flexable .

[Avanti]

I found my two blade 42x55 grim to be faster (to my eyes anyway, still waiting on a gps) than the three blade grim (both metal props are better than stock)

[Bill-SOCAL]

I just put a 42x55 Grim on mine. I plan to run it tomorrow. No objective means of measuring speed, so I'll have to rely on my impressions.

[Avanti]

the two blade also seem to get on plane much quicker

[Bill-SOCAL]

I got three runs in today with the GrimRacer 42x55. In a word.. WOW!! Jumps up onto plane faster and just scoots! A very noticeable increase in speed over the stock prop.

I'm running 3600 NiMH and everything else is stock (except radio - Futaba 3PM 2.4 FASST). Batteries and motor were warm, but definitely not hot after each run.

I plan to go to LiPo here fairly soon, I'll let you know how that goes.

[Steven Vaccaro]

The two blades seem to have a much better take off for some reason. If I was looking at the 2 props, side by side and never tested them, I would have bet a 3 blade with more blade area would have a better bit on take off.

[Rapid Rick]

removal of stock prop

Any tips on how to remove the stock prop? The prop doesn't slide off after removing the hex nut, it is seemingly fused or glued in place.

BTW. That's for all the great information you guys provided in this forum on how to seal the boat from water leaks. This was an invaluable help to me.

Rick

[Avanti]

cut it off with a dremel if you have to.

no problem Rick that's what the site is for

[Bill-SOCAL]

Can't help with the prop removal. Mine slipped right off. You might remove the entire drive shaft with the prop on it (like when you lube the shaft). Then hang it off the prop in a vise (with wood to protect the prop) and give the end of the shaft a couple of gentle taps to break it loose from the prop.