Prop Repair Stainless Steel
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- My name is David, I've been repairing props for about 20 years. I made this video to show the process that goes into repairing a stainless steel boat prop. This is a OMC Renagade 23 pitch prop that hit the loading ramp HARD!! hope you enjoy.
This man here is the reason this country still works. I am impressed Sir. Keep doing what you do.
you have many good highly skilled workers in the usa mate that is Not your problem your problem is corporate greed exporting jobs for huge profits at the expense of local workers n the country in general in the EU also to some extent but on a far far lower scale, its few videos about wooden build boats in the usa if u love woo u be amazed at the lever of skill in the country
@Jim Watson no.
There's nothing I enjoy more than watching an Artisan practice his craft; thank you so much for sharing!
Your work is AAA, I`m in prop repair since 1990, and it`s good to see guys that know what to do with a prop without so many gizmos from today industry
You.are.a.genius.i.learnt.more.fromyou.in.5minutes.than.i.did.talking.to.all.the.other.know.alls.i.wish.you.were.in.australia.regards.lee.😆😊☺
Well done. Hard work with a touch of artistry & engineering. Thanks.
It’s always enjoyable to watch a professional do his/her job.
Today I realized I had a small ding in my SS prop from a pesky log in the river. I figured I’d do it myself. Yea right. This man is an artisan.
Super impressive. I'm always fascinated by true craftsman. Thanks for sharing.
There is a lot of work involved repairing a prop. Thanks for the video.
Good video. I recently had my Vmax SHO T1 repaired. After seeing it return to its former glory, I wanted to see how the guy did it. Your video was really good and showing what my prop shop had to do to fix mine. Thanks for putting this up!
Aways a pleasure to watch a true craftsman thank you for taking the time for this informative and enjoyable video.
Thank you for taking the time to document and share your skill and craftsmanship. It's great to see! (also you make it look easy)
Nice work! Its a nice memory to watch someone repair props. My dad was doing it in Montreal in the 60's and was welding aluminium props with oxy-acetilene until he bought the first tig. Later found and bought his old pitch blocks I ran a shop for 6 years in the 1990's . Repaired a shitload of them, but it became to repetitive for me in the end. Now, most of the welding I do is for Art works and industrial machine building.
David, You are a real artist.
Cool video. I recently had a Yamaha M-17 stainless steel prop repaired that was in the same shape as that renegade. It came back looking like new. Prop repair is true craftsmanship!
I do not own a boat 🚣♀️ but I watched since this some how got into my recommendations. WELL DONE SIR.
B.O.A.T. = Break Out Another Thou$and. They are fun and enjoyable, but an expensive past time. (20 year boat owner here)
I am so impressed with your skill and workmanship. You do an amazing job!!
I don't know how this was recommended but glad it was. God bless you to sir
Brought back memories one of my first jobs was working in a prop shop in Central PA the work was to hard so I went to work in a Steel Mill instead.ha ha
Good AM Propman4, Your video was fabulous. Gave me a grand appreciation for the value of your craft & trade. Rich
You are a true craftsman. Great video.
I have an 85' IMP 31' with dual 454TRS. that means 2 outdrives with 2 opposing props!
one prop,(the left one) was beat up some bent (all three blades) just a little.
first I made an accurate arbor (to suspend it between centers).
I then made an anvil out of alum. bronze (slightly convex).
I happen to have a dividing head (or "indexing head") that I put the arbor with the good prop into, then marked and measured the areas effected on the bad prop, on the good one vice-versa. ( sort of a homemade comparater). tapped around on the damaged areas of the bad prop till I thought I was close, then started tapping and checking. (removable detent stop block, then spin 120% etc.).
static balanced it when I got done with a light polish on straightened prop (shined them both).
if I'd have seen this vid, I wouldn't have attempted this repair! lol
don't know if he would have mirror-matched pitchblocks for TRS type props and all.
I used a big piece of tooling plate, various chunks of keystock, .50" pins etc. and did real good. :)
movement was zilch on static balance, no matter where I rotated, with no need to balance.
I feel a thousand times better about the balance after seeing this feller use a "static" type. :) I've been worried that static balance wasn't good enough. thought maybe a prop shop would use dynamic type. (got one at the machine shop where I work).
took me about 10 hrs. all tolled. ( arbor; three hrs., set up & indicating-marking; a good 4-5 hrs., tapping around on it; an hr. maybe, polishing; half hr. ×2, balance; one min.).
probably saved about $600. (spent about 10-12 hrs. tot.) maybe not worth it to some, but I wasn't convinced that I shouldn't have just bought a new set of two!
works killer!!
this feller coulda slapped it in his fixture and staightned my prop in about half an hr. including polishing and balance!! :b
coulda had it fixed by a prop shop for maybe $200!!
live and learn, plus it was fun! the whole project
But it was a labor of love for you, right? There is something to be said for the satisfaction of repairing things yourself and having it turn out well. Plus you presumably have your rig to redo the props in the future as necessary.
thank you.. learned a ton. pretty cool watching a master at work!
thank you, greetings and good health to you from South Africa
Very nice work! Definitely very good at your craft👍 B Deacon Manitoba Canada 🇨🇦
love that ceiling mounted drill
I worked at a prop shop and it was hell..they had no pitch blocks, we backed our hits up holding a second hammer to the pressure plate and read the pitches with the Propscan tool. Crazy ass Aussie dude thought he was the master's master.
The gentleman in the video is a very skilled experienced man and it shows in the manner he handles the blades and feels the surfaces with his sensitive fingers at 2:35 and at 3:45. One does not judge a man by the number of beers he drinks and the number of cigarettes he smokes a day but by the sensitivity of his sensors to do what he wants to do. The manner in which he feels for any errors in those propellers show clearly that this man knows what he is doing and he loves those propellers. Congratulations , mastercraftsman.
wonderful skill. good clean and easy to understand.
Wow, very impressive. You've got some amazing skills
Many thanks for this video. I will get in touch with you to get my bent props fixed.
Excellent craftsmanship
Happy Easter! May the Lord continue to bless your business. He is risen!
VERY interesting. I like to know a little about everything. Nice to have this in my bank. Well done sir.
Thank you propman4 for the great content! Thumbs up
A true craftsman
Great! Expert hands!
Great vid. You keep us fishin.
Looks good bud looks like a lot of time to learn to do this right
thats way better than buying a new prop
NICE WORK !!!!!!!
Thanks for the video really enjoyed it and learned something .
Thanks David!
I can do all these steps at home . . .
. . . except for beating it back in shape,
. . . and welding Stainless,
. . . and grinding the welds smooth without ruining everything,
. . . and polishing -
I don't think I can balance it either.
TIMEtoRIDE900 sounds like you should open a prop shop...
TIMEtoRIDE900 sure you can and then you have to pay someone to replace the bearings on your lower end in the future.
Nice
Too true. Hilarious.
@@edgu71eg : you mean Time to Ride should open an arm chair prop shop? lol
you are the man , nice job you know hat you do Thanks
Art form , Amazing to see, thx👍🏼
I was surprised your pitch profile table was moving around so much when you were banging on the propeller. I would have expected the table to be bolted to the floor.
Thanks for taking the time to show the process. What about the hub? How do you rehub them? Thanks!!
Good job
Good job David.
Very skilled, nice video.
You are a real craftesman
Good video
Great job!!
Great job!
excellent work Sir
Awesome. Very nice work. Thanks for sharing.
Hey this was a great video. Thanks for sharing this on You Tube. It definitely helps a lot to see the propeller repair process compared to what I see on surveys. Thanks again!
excellent work david! nice to see some people still have skills such as these rather then the modern day "if its broke, buy a new one" mentality.
curious what buff you used to polish the prop in the end... I'm a metal polisher myself but can't seem to identify it.
WOW, your an artist! Bravo!
Nice work.
very nice work
Thank You very informative!
Very good vid! Thanks.
Very nice work! How much did you charge to fix that Prop?
I only worked on outboards for a short time and figured out real fast that props is where it's at. Bass boat guys would spend all sorts of money on props lookin for the barest increase in speed. There is a prop repair place near me that I've heard is real hush hush about how they repair props. I thought there must be a pattern, like your pitch blocks, to judge it . Do you have to make them or are they avaliable to buy? I could enjoy this work, thanks for finally clearing up for me.
Nice job. How much do you charge to do a repair like that?
great job - thank you
You still in the prop business ? I restore boats out of Mississippi and it is usually pretty cheap to throw just a basic prop on one , I have a boat right now was wondering if it would be cheaper to have it fixed it has one bent blade it is a solas prop stainless and 3 blade 14 1/2 x 21 how much to fix it ?
Any videos of how to work a prop? Adding cup/rake etc. What you recommend for different applications?
Nice Work 😊😊😊👍🏼
Great vid...Thanks for sharing...cheers
wow awesome job
Nice!
Very interesting video!
Hello, is your day alright oh yes and also god take care of you. Is there any place the fan leaf prints are sold as they are for the rest of the video
Hi David, ive being repairing props for the last 12 years,bronze/stainless/alu/nickle alloy,all of them really,but would you not consider heating the blades tip carefully with propane/oxygen,i know theres rubber in the hub , but i do it very quick to avoid melting ,and with the heat it saves a great deal of time.Apart from that cool vid.
hello i was wondering what kinda price tag this would take, for this work and for less work and for more work, thanks.
Good work, Thanks for the info
Good video mate, Thanks
wow' awesome job.
Thanks for the informative video
Félicitations bonne demo moi j'aime souder fine à pied de bateau avec fine et procédure de mercure.
very good info....thanks
Like art!!
excellent video thanks for sharing
Curious what this would cost . I have a 4 blade stainless prop that only one of the blades needs repaired.
100% tamsak.
nice job!
I really like your work sir,I'm a prop adjuster,can I work with you sir?
Do you sale used props? I have done the same thing with my stainless steel prop.
Thanks Chris
Most people in the comments don't realize you need to fix these props for less than the cost of a new one which is fairly cheap lmfao.
What is the name of that super nice flex shaft rotary tool he is using? I would love to have one.
Great work...How much did that cost the customer?
Good job man
How many hours does it take you to repair a prop? What do you charge for prop repair?
@Trenton Quarantino All to keep - the hole in the lake you throw money into - running....lol
hi david im not a boat man but I check out over engineers vids to see how thay work [ something learnt again ] keep up the good work atb john
The prop in this video is a Renagade prop built by OMC, These props are softer than say a Mercury, Yamaha, PowerTech prop. I do not use heat to bend the blades back out. I bend all my blades cold. Thanks for the comment.
Coolest video on youtube
Just purchased a used 2017 Skeeter ZX 200 with a Yamaha 200 SHO and a T1 23p prop. Would like to get a good number to contact you to look at getting a damaged prop restored,