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12 June 2007, 00:38
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Country: Canada
Town: Tobermory, Canada eh
Boat name: Verius
Make: Zodiac Hurricane 590
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yamaha F150
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,366
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Thanks for the advice!
I know you all have been lying awake at night wondering what I did about this prop! I just got it back from the shop and it's all lovely and un-dinged!
On my first trip out, I noticed a huge difference in "out of the hole" performance. It was too calm to really notice any difference at speed, but I suspect it will improve...
$160 CDN for the repair (including a new cotter pin!) 
PS What the h*ll is a "cotter" anyway???
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12 June 2007, 01:07
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Country: Other
Town: Oakley
Boat name: Zerstörer
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki DF 140
MMSI: 235050131
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 3,931
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Originally Posted by Stoo
I know you all have been lying awake at night wondering what I did about this prop! I just got it back from the shop and it's all lovely and un-dinged!
On my first trip out, I noticed a huge difference in "out of the hole" performance. It was too calm to really notice any difference at speed, but I suspect it will improve...
$160 CDN for the repair (including a new cotter pin!)
PS What the h*ll is a "cotter" anyway??? |
I dunno what a "cotter" is but its good to see your paying the same as us for a prop repair.
For what its worth if you buy a generic prop with hub kit then its not much more than paying for one to be repaired.
http://www.turningpointpropellers.co...propellers.php
For me the generic prop is actually superior to the manufacturers. And I bet on your side of the pond they are really cheap.
NR.
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12 June 2007, 03:11
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Country: Canada
Town: Tobermory, Canada eh
Boat name: Verius
Make: Zodiac Hurricane 590
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yamaha F150
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,366
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I looked at a generic prop, but it was going to be $400+ so I just got mine fixed up. I'll remember that next time though...
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12 June 2007, 16:50
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Country: UK - Scotland
Make: HumberOceanOffshore
Length: 8m +
Engine: Volvo KAD300/DPX
Join Date: Oct 2002
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I think you guys call a cotter what we call a split pin. The hairclip thing which prevents your prop nut coming undone. Does that make any sense?
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12 June 2007, 17:45
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Country: Canada
Town: Tobermory, Canada eh
Boat name: Verius
Make: Zodiac Hurricane 590
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yamaha F150
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Originally Posted by jwalker
I think you guys call a cotter what we call a split pin. The hairclip thing which prevents your prop nut coming undone. Does that make any sense?
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Maybe "cotter" is a person... "Mr. Cotter"... and he invented the thing. Over here, we have "Robertson Screws"... with the square hole in the head. I understand that they are unique to Canada, but I don't know if it is the screw that's unique, or just the name... 
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12 June 2007, 18:02
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Country: UK - Scotland
Make: HumberOceanOffshore
Length: 8m +
Engine: Volvo KAD300/DPX
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Originally Posted by Stoo
Maybe "cotter" is a person... "Mr. Cotter"... and he invented the thing.
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He must have invented two things because over here a cotter pin is something different. It's a cylindrical pin with a thread on one end and an angled flat which works as a wedge. A common application is holding the pedal cranks onto the shaft of a bicycle.
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Over here, we have "Robertson Screws"... with the square hole in the head. I understand that they are unique to Canada, but I don't know if it is the screw that's unique, or just the name...
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I know the screws you mean but I didn't know the name. I met them in Canada.
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12 June 2007, 21:20
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Country: Canada
Town: Tobermory, Canada eh
Boat name: Verius
Make: Zodiac Hurricane 590
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yamaha F150
Join Date: Oct 2006
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Originally Posted by jwalker
I know the screws you mean but I didn't know the name. I met them in Canada.
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All you need to know... 
http://www.robertsonscrew.com/
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13 June 2007, 15:50
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Country: USA
Town: Oakland CA
Length: 3m +
Join Date: Feb 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stoo
Maybe "cotter" is a person... "Mr. Cotter"... and he invented the thing. Over here, we have "Robertson Screws"... with the square hole in the head. I understand that they are unique to Canada, but I don't know if it is the screw that's unique, or just the name... |
My boat is fastened with Robertson screws. They look nice, but it's damned hard to find additional fasteners that match here in the States. Expecially when I have no idea what I'll be needing... And it is the screws that are unique. The name is just that: a definitive way of describing them (or would be, if anyone knew what a "Robertson screw" was...)
jky
p.s. What this has to do with dings in a prop, I have no idea.
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13 June 2007, 17:17
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Country: Canada
Town: Tobermory, Canada eh
Boat name: Verius
Make: Zodiac Hurricane 590
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yamaha F150
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Originally Posted by jyasaki
p.s. What this has to do with dings in a prop, I have no idea.
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LOL... Neither do I, but I figure it's ok to hijack one's own thread...
If you need some of these, just whistle. I'd be happy to send you a few!
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