What did you do to your boat today

raybo3

I am not talking about barnacles or growth. I am talking about just not being shinny. I don't see what the big deal is about that.

LaRea

Yours look fine.  On mine, the blades feel like 150-grit sandpaper by the end of the season.  It's like some sort of calcium deposit.  

Handymans342

raybo3 said:

I am not talking about barnacles or growth. I am talking about just not being shinny. I don't see what the big deal is about that.

Hey, truck drivers polish their chrome stacks because they look good!

aero3113

@Handymans342 polishes his chrome exhaust tip on the RV so he knows why!! LoL!

YYZRC

Handymans342 said:

Hey, truck drivers polish their chrome stacks because they look good!

raybo3

Handymans342 said:

raybo3 said:

I am not talking about barnacles or growth. I am talking about just not being shinny. I don't see what the big deal is about that.

Hey, truck drivers polish their chrome stacks because they look good!

You can see the stacks, you can't see the prop's when in the water. It's a total waste of time...lol

Ian

Said the same back years ago when guys were chroming everything under the hood of their hot cars. Going down the road blowing them away they could only see big tires and chromed exhaust tips.

LaRea

Search "propeller polishing" ...

"A smooth, clean, and shiny propeller that’s properly maintained is critical to establishing optimal fuel efficiency."

raybo3

@LaRea that's crap, makes no difference at all. Absolutely ZERO. Man you love to over think things....LOL JK I agree about barnacle's, growth, dings, but not discoloration. If the surface isn't smooth I agree that's a problem also but shinny for the sake of shinny makes no difference and is a waste of time if you keep your boat in the water all season. 
  

aero3113

I would think the smoother the surface, the less of a chance for something to start to grow on it.

LaRea

@raybo3 I guess you didn't read what I wrote.  It's not just discoloration.  My props feel like sandpaper by the end of the season.  (Actually more like 220 grit, not 150.)   

Whatever ... I can prove you are wrong.  With clean props, my boat hit 45.4 mph.  You go ahead and think whatever you want, and I'll go ahead and clean my props every spring!     

(Now stop trolling me!  Bahahahahaha)

YYZRC

Don't worry about @raybo3 - he doesn't like hardtops, either.

raybo3

@LaRea I guess you didn't read my post. I said if your props are rough that's a problem. In a lot of cases discoloration is just that, discoloration. So no you cannot prove me wrong.......... Just say'n

LaRea

I can prove that I overthink everything.  

rasbury

We have such problems...

mattie

FYI - lol

Shinny = informal hockey game or "that kid likes to shinny up a tree"
Shiny = very clean or polished surface.

I vote for clean props. But mine are at eye level all the time in 'rack & launch'.

raybo3

Wow @mattie your going to bust balls over a missed typed word??? Don't forget who has the ban button.... Bahahahahaha JK

Handymans342

Why do all the go fast boats have nice shiny props??

aero3113

Handymans342 said:

Why do all the go fast boats have nice shiny props??

I think because most of them are trailered and not kept in the water.

Lake_Bum

Guys love to tinker on their boats, and shiny props are a huge part of OCD on the cleaning end of things...

Ian

aero3113 said:

Handymans342 said:

Why do all the go fast boats have nice shiny props??

I think because most of them are trailered and not kept in the water.

They look pretty when on the trailer. 

aero3113

Ian said:

aero3113 said:

Handymans342 said:

Why do all the go fast boats have nice shiny props??

I think because most of them are trailered and not kept in the water.

They look pretty when on the trailer. 

The last two pics are of the safety boat.
 I was told that a guy was wiping down the props on the race boat and sliced his hand up pretty good, right through a pair of leather gloves 😳.

LaRea

For high-end racing applications, I read that props with a satin finish slightly outperform a super-smooth mirror finish.   

Ian

LaRea said:

For high-end racing applications, I read that props with a satin finish slightly outperform a super-smooth mirror finish.   

You’d thing that would provide a slightly better bite on the water. 

Willhound

I think it has something to do with the microscopic vortices created by the satin finish...so yeah, more bite !

goalie59

I replaced my main engine impellers, removed the rear ac, painted floor , next step replace rear ac unit. Was a long and busy day 

rasbury

Over achiever @goalie59

goalie59

Hey Ras. Just trying to make a silk purse out of a sows ear. I think it is a lost cause . Well at least it is keeping me busy. Ha ha 

oscar1

Took the boat out the water to check and replaces the outdrive zincs.

J3ff

I do that stuff in the water lol... you would be horrified to see how beat up my zincs are!!