propnut
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I am involved with a friends boat,helping get her ready for the summer.The problem we have is with the prop shafts,they nead replacing .They are 75mm dia buy 3.5m and made out of steel [not stainless].As the boat is already in Belgium and will stay there for the next few years,should we upgrade to stainless?or stick with what was she origionly equided with? there is a big price diferential,£2000.00 more for staineless
Like to hear your views {by the way the present shafts lasted 25 years}
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No_Regrets
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Loc: Welwyn Garden City, Herts UK.
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25 years on standard steel shafts eh?
I think that answers your question quite adequately don't you? 
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boatone
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Loc: Surrey uk
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They are 75mm dia buy 3.5m and made out of steel [not stainless].....there is a big price diferential,£2000.00 more for staineless
Sounds like a much bigger boat than we usually chat about round here!
Also, you dont say what the price difference is relative to either cost - £2k against £4k is a lot different to £22K against £24K.
Dont feel qualified to comment, sorry.
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jcmmarine
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Loc: Gosport/Europe
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Have they already been reversed?
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propnut
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thanks jcmmarine
nice idea but the shafts are only tapered one end,think we go with steel they lasted well before and the boat will only be in fresh water
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