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Originally Posted by DonV
Hey Lew, be careful with that Citgo sign!! Sandy will be looking for it in the Bahamas when he takes his "slacker" over later in the year at the gathering. We want to make sure he can see it from far away on the water to put his mind at ease!  |
Don V,
ALWAYS remember, "Possession is 9/10ths of the law!" The Citgo sign is safe and will be visible at ALL Red Sox games in the foreseeable future!!! GFS can take it to the supreme court if he wants, but it is NOT going anywhere! (Do you hear me Sandy, my friend!)?
I think it was Floorboy who mentioned availability of props for the Volvo's. I too, have had some challenge in finding a variety of available props over the years. I have a 15 x 17 as well, but they are cupped. I spun the first one and decided to replace it with a cupped verision. It was adequate, so I had the first one cupped when I had it recon'd. It had had a few dings in it and I thought it might be nice to have the confidence of having a replacement onboard - but haven't needed it!
My biggest complaint is that the stern just seems to sit deeper than it should! It has been a while, but I remember that at cruise the outer aft corner was still 2-3 inches below the surface, though the outer side was not wet. On Plane the the stern corners were below the suraface but "dry" as the water exited out and back. (Is that clear?) I will say at this point that I had to step back there and really look, so my 200 +/-lbs. were back there at that moment!
I think if you look around you will find more options than you minght think are out there. Speak with some of your local prop guys/shops and I suspect they will tell you about how they can get you anything you might want. Beware though, the price might be higher because of the lower volume- Mercs out number V/P's 10 :1 at least! Original manufactures want to keep theiy selling price down, so more are inclined to go with the merc drives.
That doesn't change that the Volvo's seem to have a better long term reliability reputation and a very loyal following.