reviving old seacraft (propeller question)

[Fr. Frank]

Tim is right, the prop is the place to start. Look on ebay. For example, a 19" Mirage Plus auction ended yesterday at under $200 on ebay.

Bitsamonkey, aQuestion: If you are using a steering cable and not hydraulic steering, can you achieve neutral steering pressure at cruise? By this I mean that, at cruise rpm in flat water, the boat does not want to turn left or right. Many times a percieved tendency to "fall off" to one side or the other is caused by a misaligned torque tab, or the wrong torque tab, especially with Mercurys, for some reason.

With different types of props sometimes you need to change the torque tab. Running a Mirage+ or PowerTech Offshore usually requires a long/deep torque tab that is offset to the rear in order to achieve neutral steering torque over more than a very small rpm band.