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Since: May 19, 2008
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:17 pm
Post subject: Quicksilver is Merc OEM prop?
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I was at West Marine today and picked up a Quicksilver prop (it turns
out mine cannot be fixed). The guy at the counter told me that
Quicksilver is the OEM line of props for Merc. It looks very similar
to the original prop except it does say QuickSilver on the side (the
original does not). I decided to stay with the Aluminum prop figuring
that hitting a steal prop could case a lot of damage. I"m thinking the
soft Al prop took most of the impact.
I'm hoping it fits. I didn't buy the hub kit because it looks the same
as the original so I'll try to save $40 and reuse the original.
-Robert |
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:20 pm
Post subject: Re: Quicksilver is Merc OEM prop? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Jun 30, 5:14 pm, "Jim" <j....RemoveThis@boatnet.net> wrote:
> "Robert M. Gary" <N70....RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:6af9cf90-71f2-4903-b007-0b918848ebaf@y22g2000prd.googlegroups.com...>I was at West Marine today and picked up a Quicksilver prop (it turns
> > out mine cannot be fixed). The guy at the counter told me that
> > Quicksilver is the OEM line of props for Merc. It looks very similar
> > to the original prop except it does say QuickSilver on the side (the
> > original does not). I decided to stay with the Aluminum prop figuring
> > that hitting a steal prop could case a lot of damage. I"m thinking the
> > soft Al prop took most of the impact.
> > I'm hoping it fits. I didn't buy the hub kit because it looks the same
> > as the original so I'll try to save $40 and reuse the original.
>
> > -Robert
>
> Do yourself a favor and take it to a prop shop and ask if they can fix it.
> West Marine clerks can run the gamut from being very knowledgeable about a
> lot of stuff to knowing nada about anything.
Oh come on, some of them can actually use the cash register.. as long
as you are not using cash, that is;) |
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:24 pm
Post subject: Re: Quicksilver is Merc OEM prop? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Jun 30, 5:14 pm, "Jim" <j....TakeThisOut@boatnet.net> wrote:
> "Robert M. Gary" <N70....TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:6af9cf90-71f2-4903-b007-0b918848ebaf@y22g2000prd.googlegroups.com...>I was at West Marine today and picked up a Quicksilver prop (it turns
> > out mine cannot be fixed). The guy at the counter told me that
> > Quicksilver is the OEM line of props for Merc. It looks very similar
> > to the original prop except it does say QuickSilver on the side (the
> > original does not). I decided to stay with the Aluminum prop figuring
> > that hitting a steal prop could case a lot of damage. I"m thinking the
> > soft Al prop took most of the impact.
> > I'm hoping it fits. I didn't buy the hub kit because it looks the same
> > as the original so I'll try to save $40 and reuse the original.
>
> > -Robert
>
> Do yourself a favor and take it to a prop shop and ask if they can fix it..
> West Marine clerks can run the gamut from being very knowledgeable about a
> lot of stuff to knowing nada about anything.
Yep. Then have it repaired and carry it as a spare. >> Stay informed about: Quicksilver is Merc OEM prop? |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:26 pm
Post subject: Re: Quicksilver is Merc OEM prop? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Jun 30, 2:14 pm, "Jim" <j....RemoveThis@boatnet.net> wrote:
> Do yourself a favor and take it to a prop shop and ask if they can fix it.
> West Marine clerks can run the gamut from being very knowledgeable about a
> lot of stuff to knowing nada about anything.
Sorry, I might have put two different things in the same though. Yes,
I took the prop to the Bayliner dealer and they recommended against
doing anything with it. The new prop I bought at West Marine was very
inexpensive though.
-Robert >> Stay informed about: Quicksilver is Merc OEM prop? |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:31 pm
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On Jun 30, 2:23 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing <em... DeleteThis @swsportsremove.org>
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> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:17:49 -0700 (PDT), "Robert M. Gary"
> You need to find a prop shop, or a marina who can send it out for
> repair. If you talked to West Marine, you were likely talking to
> summer help who may or may not have sufficient experience to even know
> if the prop can be fixed or not.
Actually it was the dealer who told me it wasn't worth fixing. Of
course they're excited to sell me a double-priced new prop. I'm not
sure who else in the area might fix props though. BTW: The hub appears
fine and I'm going to reuse it.
-Robert >> Stay informed about: Quicksilver is Merc OEM prop? |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:14 pm
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"Robert M. Gary" <N7093v DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I was at West Marine today and picked up a Quicksilver prop (it turns
> out mine cannot be fixed). The guy at the counter told me that
> Quicksilver is the OEM line of props for Merc. It looks very similar
> to the original prop except it does say QuickSilver on the side (the
> original does not). I decided to stay with the Aluminum prop figuring
> that hitting a steal prop could case a lot of damage. I"m thinking the
> soft Al prop took most of the impact.
> I'm hoping it fits. I didn't buy the hub kit because it looks the same
> as the original so I'll try to save $40 and reuse the original.
>
> -Robert
Do yourself a favor and take it to a prop shop and ask if they can fix it.
West Marine clerks can run the gamut from being very knowledgeable about a
lot of stuff to knowing nada about anything. >> Stay informed about: Quicksilver is Merc OEM prop? |
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:22 pm
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"Robert M. Gary" wrote
> I'm not sure who else in the area might fix props
What area? Where I live (central WV) there aren't any local shops, but a
truck from Blackburn Distributing up in PA comes by once a week and visits
all the marinas and stores to collect damaged props and deliver repaired
ones. Like others have said, I've seen worse looking props than yours
sitting on the repair shelf.
I agree with your OP, btw, about an aluminum prop absorbing damage that a
stainless steel one would pass along to more expensive parts. >> Stay informed about: Quicksilver is Merc OEM prop? |
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:15 pm
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On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:31:30 -0700 (PDT), "Robert M. Gary"
<N7093v.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Jun 30, 2:23 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing <em....DeleteThis@swsportsremove.org>
>wrote:
>> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:17:49 -0700 (PDT), "Robert M. Gary"
>
>> You need to find a prop shop, or a marina who can send it out for
>> repair. If you talked to West Marine, you were likely talking to
>> summer help who may or may not have sufficient experience to even know
>> if the prop can be fixed or not.
>
>Actually it was the dealer who told me it wasn't worth fixing. Of
>course they're excited to sell me a double-priced new prop. I'm not
>sure who else in the area might fix props though. BTW: The hub appears
>fine and I'm going to reuse it.
Don't know where you boat, but if it's near a large lake or near the
ocean, there's a prop shop around somewhere.
These things aren't that hard to fix. Call a few other dealers and
just ask them if they can repair props and who they would recommend.
Heck - within 50 miles of me in the hinterlands of NE CT, there are
four prop shops that I know of right off the top of my head. >> Stay informed about: Quicksilver is Merc OEM prop? |
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:38 am
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"Ernest Scribbler" <replies RemoveThis @newsgroup.only.please> wrote in message
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> "Robert M. Gary" wrote
>> I'm not sure who else in the area might fix props
>
> What area? Where I live (central WV) there aren't any local shops, but a
> truck from Blackburn Distributing up in PA comes by once a week and visits
> all the marinas and stores to collect damaged props and deliver repaired
> ones. Like others have said, I've seen worse looking props than yours
> sitting on the repair shelf.
>
> I agree with your OP, btw, about an aluminum prop absorbing damage that a
> stainless steel one would pass along to more expensive parts.
>
We had a merc 3.0 4cyl with a bravo out drive
we always got our props fixed and kept a back up
came in handy on a day one runs a-much. It came with
an aluminum prop but we put a black max on it. but by
then we never tore it up. we sold the boat to my sister
just before we moved to FL that summer they trashed
the prop lol. >> Stay informed about: Quicksilver is Merc OEM prop? |
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:43 pm
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On Jun 30, 6:38 pm, "sailirc" <sail... RemoveThis @verizon.net> wrote:
> > I agree with your OP, btw, about analuminumprop absorbing damage that a
> > stainless steel one would pass along to more expensive parts.
I just bought a new AL OEM prop for about $110. That's about the same
as a single tank of gas. I'm much happer doing that than bending a
$600 shaft.
-Robert >> Stay informed about: Quicksilver is Merc OEM prop? |
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:46 pm
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Robert M. Gary wrote:
> On Jun 30, 6:38 pm, "sailirc" <sail....DeleteThis@verizon.net> wrote:
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>>> I agree with your OP, btw, about analuminumprop absorbing damage that a
>>> stainless steel one would pass along to more expensive parts.
>
> I just bought a new AL OEM prop for about $110. That's about the same
> as a single tank of gas. I'm much happer doing that than bending a
> $600 shaft.
>
> -Robert
A lot of it depends on where you boat. Where I mostly boat now, in
Chesapeake Bay, is pretty much sans reefs, rocks, hard bottoms, et
cetera, so I don't worry much about my steel prop on Yo Ho. When I lived
in Florida and fished the shallows, I was very concerned about oyster
beds and hard shell bottoms, so I mostly used an aluminum prop. >> Stay informed about: Quicksilver is Merc OEM prop? |
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:14 pm
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:54 am
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On Jul 1, 12:46 pm, HK <payer33... DeleteThis @mypacks.net> wrote:
> A lot of it depends on where you boat.
We have a a lake near my house that is about 10,000 surface acres.
However, water is very political here in the People's Republic of
Kalifornia so the level goes up and down very frequently. Islands tend
to appear all the time in the middle of nowhere. When I hit my prop I
was shocked that there was anything there. Most of that area is about
400 feet deep.
-Robert >> Stay informed about: Quicksilver is Merc OEM prop? |
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