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Title: underwater prop change
Post by: Jim "SV Ohana" on July 02, 2004, 05:02:45 AM

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

Title: underwater prop change
Post by: Tom Glennon on July 02, 2004, 08:29:57 AM

Yes.... BE CAREFUL!! :D

Title: underwater prop change
Post by: jentine on July 27, 2004, 01:17:58 PM

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

Title: underwater prop change
Post by: Jim "SV Ohana" on July 28, 2004, 09:10:05 AM

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

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