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    26.5 MPH with an 8 HP motor on a aluminum boat to boot!!! Wow I think that is a success story. Nothing to cry about.

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    Default Back In The Old Days

    We used to race 25 HP Johnsons with shifting gearcases. What we found in those days was funny. What we found you could not put too much cup in one of those props. I think you need to heat the blades and cup them a ton.

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    Sharpening the back edge of the cup helps them grip a bit better to mate.
    Great numbers for a tinny.
    It would crack on one of those little junior mono's.

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    Ron Hill is getting nervous!

    Jeff
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    Default Prop fun

    Hi there,
    That's funny, I don't think Ron is worried about a hack like me, he is more than welcome to take copies of this if he likes.
    Cheers,
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    It was meant to be a joke! You and I couldn't make a dent in his outstanding business.

    Jeff
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    Default I Worry About Everything

    I worry about everything, my wife calls it whining. I see so many people sitting on their asses doing what, I'm not sure. I love to see making things.

    A gy came by the shop want wanted to borrow some props, as he said his buddies, seven of them, were going to Parker and wanted to try some of our Signature Propellers on their Mini Schiada's. So, I said , "SURE." I gave them about ten I thought would be good. The guy said, "I want to try that 10.25 X 20 five blade." I said, "That's way to much pitch and cleaver planes the boat like crap." He said, "Oh it looks so cool."

    Bottom Line, I sold them several propellers, but the best ones were my 10.25 X 20 FIVE BLADE CLEAVER..........What do I know???
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    One hell of a lot more than the rest of us!

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    Nice Job. You don't get anywhere by not doing anything and waiting around for others. The secret to performance and success is experimenting, perseverance, determination and never giving up and willing to try new ideas. As you are in Australia you should consider chasing up one of the JT2 boats (10hp) to try your prop to see how it goes. That would give you a better idea on how the prop is performing. As regards your other boat Growler, I believe that this boat use to run a Yamato and currently holds the Australian 550cc Super Sports record. There is a thread on this boat elsewhere on this forum but the identity and whereabouts eludes me. There are a couple of You Tubes on this boat but I can not remember the link. If you still have this boat and setup the Australian 550cc Super Sports Championships are to be held at Raymond Terrace in May just after the Bridge to Bridge.

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    Stephen Medaris

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