Prop repair

[ndweimer]

Devils Lake ate my brothers stainless prop this weekend. Took out a small chip and bent one blade. Can this be fixed? He lives close to Fargo. Cost?

 

[SupressYourself]

Try out Ricks Welding in Fargo.
He does a lot of props, but I don't recall if he does stainless.
I had him fix my aluminum one for 60 bucks. -- But it took a few weeks. I had it done over the winter.
The prop looks good and performs well. The only complain is his paintjob does not seem to be quite as durable as the original.

 

[westwolfone]

The only one I had to have fixed, I went to Kovash Marine in Moorhead. Nice work. He sends them elsewhere for the actual fix though.

I think Otto's Welding in Moorhead does props too.

 

[remm]

Devils Lake is going to eat a lot of props this summer. Stainless will cost quite a bit more than aluminum to fix and you may very well notice a slight decrease in speed after it's fixed. Had one fixed last year that I took a few small dings out of each blade, got it back, looked brand new, runs about 6-7mph slower. I've heard that's not the norm, but it's what happened with mine. If I knew that was going to be the result, I would have taken the $250 and stuck it into a new prop. I've got it for a spare now anyway.

 

[JUSTWINGNIT]

Devils Lake is going to eat a lot of props this summer. Stainless will cost quite a bit more than aluminum to fix and you may very well notice a slight decrease in speed after it's fixed. Had one fixed last year that I took a few small dings out of each blade, got it back, looked brand new, runs about 6-7mph slower. I've heard that's not the norm, but it's what happened with mine. If I knew that was going to be the result, I would have taken the $250 and stuck it into a new prop. I've got it for a spare now anyway.

Holy..6-7 loss seems crazy. Who's the best in or around bismark? I also effed my prop on saturday. Doesn't seem to affect performance though. It's a stainless 4 blade

 

[ranger150]

I have never been happy with a prop repair. Good luck.

 

[eyexer]

these are the guys to send it to. tell them exactly what you have for a boat and motor setup and they will re-do the prop and you will have much better performance on top of it. http://www.dahpropellers.com/

 

[ndweimer]

Brother put a dial guage to the shaft and its bent. Looks like he may have to go through insurance and get a whole new lower unit.

 

[Up Y'oars]

Prop Works in Bismarck costs $170 to redo a stainless, payment upfront of service.

A new stainless prop is $325, if a three-blade. I had a High-Five on my former Triton and it was over $500 for a new one. OUCH.

 

[Fishmission]

I use Brainerd prop repair. They customize to your boat and motor specs. The prop I got from them last year made a big difference in top end. Too bad I dinged it this year.::
Just give them the boat and motor info. ordered another one this morning. They said I should have it to my door a week from now. Pretty fast service in the heat of boating season
http://brainerdprops.com

 

[Sub_Elect]

I use Mark Croxton of Marks High Performance Propellers. Hes good and has a 1 to 2 day turn around. Theres a reason I send mine to him, they come back faster than they left.

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Prob gonna let Ricky from Brainerd Props try the next one.

 

[Zogman]

I use Brainerd prop repair. They customize to your boat and motor specs. The prop I got from them last year made a big difference in top end. Too bad I dinged it this year.::
Just give them the boat and motor info. ordered another one this morning. They said I should have it to my door a week from now. Pretty fast service in the heat of boating season
http://brainerdprops.com

AGREE 110% I have been in their place of business and it is amazing the knowledge and equipment they have.