Prop Wear (No Beanies Invovled)

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Our permatrim plate on the Suzuki DF 140 on Chack Chack our CD 25 was only held on by the the forward two bolts, much to my chagrin, upon our arrival at Big Chute Marina last fall, after we had traveled from New York via the Erie and Trent Severn.

I got in touch with the gang at Shipyard marina who forwarded new bolts and suggested that the originals had been overtightened.

The aluminum prop on Chack Chack with its black painted surface was undisturbed.

We replaced the bolts, with less torque on the nuts and traveled via the Georgian Bay and North Channel to Mackinaw City arriving with permatrim still attached, and the bolts intact.

We repowered with a DF 200 minus the permatrim and truly don't miss it.

I don't believe you can pin Bills prop problem on the permatrim.

Perhaps the solution is as simple as stainless steel props?
Eric

[Dora~Jean]

How about sending your photos to a local prop shop (if they have web site) and get their opinion. There's a good chance they've seen this sort of thing before. Then...you'd have 'another opinion'!