suzuki prop

[jeffstevens763@g]

just for info i bought a second prop for my DF25 hp suzuki 10.1/4 x 12 from
SSI MARINE OUTBOARDS off ebay £62.00 delivered which i think is a very good price.

[Fenlander]

That's a really good price Jeff... I think my spare was over £100 from Suzuki. Is yours a Solas brand?

[jeffstevens763@g]

Originally Posted by Fenlander

That's a really good price Jeff... I think my spare was over £100 from Suzuki. Is yours a Solas brand?

no mate it will be a copy i would think my boat is with the mechanics at the moment having the slew bushes replaced well i hope thats all it is, so not able to look but it seems good quality for a second prop although it came in a stainless steel prop box so no clue there. to be honest i have had props before with no ident and been ok, my thinking with this is i have gone up a pitch which could lower my revs by 200-500 rpm at its lowest giving me 5150 rpm WOT still within its rev range so if it doesn't perform its £62 lost but still a get you home prop.
hopefully i will get the boat back before friday going up to ERR so will do a trial weather permitting up there and report back i will run it all week to see if it stands up & performs.
having a service at the same time will report on that too.

[Fenlander]

When I ran Mercury/Mariner 10hp & 15hp motors I found the quality and performance of non-OE props pretty poor... the OE ones were superbly made.

However I have two OE Suzuki props for my DF20A and they are of a similar quality to pattern props... very average casting and paint finish... so if I wanted another I'd not bother with the price premium to buy OE.

Anyway regardless of how nice the paint finish if they work they work.

[jeffstevens763@g]

totally agree spare prop to get you home/not spoil your hols plus it's experimenting i do know the 10 1/4 x 11 performs really well and i could probably go down to a 10 1/4 x 10 taking me up to near max revs but not going to do that on a regular basis so wasting money really, if i get 20 knots WOT out of this lowering the RPM that will do. paint finish is very good on it not as shiny as the suzuki prop more of a matt, might cause a bit of drag but i could get that sorted if it's an issue, boils down to £62 for peace of mind.

edit just looked on ron hale site costs genuine suzuki props.

basic £74.12
10 inch + £72.23
11 inch + £14.57
12 inch + £62.55