280 Marlin speed and fuel economy with 4 strokes

[dogdoc]

Got the props on but no chance to run, bad weather. Would have had to pull props anyway as the day before I got an outrigger line in the port motor/prop. Went swimming offshore with the Portuguese man of war, which I fear more than the spinner sharks and thought I got it all. At the dock I could see a bit of line coming out the prop hub. It did get behind the face of the shaft that mates with the back of the prop, but was all wrapped in a groove on the shaft which almost looked like it was there to catch line. Looking at the situation I could not see how line could damage any seals as all parts seemed to have very tight tolerances and there was nowhere except the groove for the line to go.

 

[seasick]

Hopefully that is true but you can't be 100% sure without removing the prop. Even then, the most accurate test ( usually done at seasonal layup or service) is to do a pressure/vacuum LU test