underwater prop change

[Jim "SV Ohana"]

Anyone changed their prop "underwater" lately??
Just wondering, any suggestions, recommendations??
thanks
Jim

[Tom Glennon]

Yes.... BE CAREFUL!!

[jentine]

I have changed the prop under water for years.  It is the same as working at the top of the mast.  I use the same tool pouch and don't wear gloves to get in the way. (I assume you will be wearing SCUBA gear).  Back the nut 1/2 way off, install the puller, tighten it until firm and strike the bolt with a firm blow with as large a hammer as you can competently swing under water.  The prop will pop off and you can continue to remove the nut and prop.
Good luck.
Jim Kane

[Jim "SV Ohana"]

Thanks for all the replys.  I'm in a canal with little current, they'll be two of us in SCUBA and hanging my climbing bucket under the work sounds good.
Thanks again
Jim