plastic prop or metal prop?

[Wes Rose]

i just got the lucas 30.inch catamaram and i twisted the shaft off and lost the prop.on the first run.my question is thats better plastic or metal for the prop. im running 1800 kv brushless motor.

[Fluid]

How much do you want to spend, and how fast do you want to go? The right metal prop will be considerably faster than the plastic prop. I like the Octura m445 on this boat, speeds with good cells are mid-40s. http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...rod=octsb-m445 This prop does reduce run time though - there is no free lunch.


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[Wes Rose]

my big thing is i dont wanna put a strain on the motor or the esc.i also heard u have to have metal props balanced and polished. nobody near me does this.theres a 8thousand square foor hobby store 3 miles from my house but they mostly deal with planes cars trucks and helos.

[tlandauer]

The link Fluid gave you here is the link to b/p/s/ props that OSE sells. It is a great deal considering how much work goes into them.
You should browse the OSE parts store and look into the props selection then you will know that for most popular sized props , OSE sells the b/p/s/ ones, since they are sort after, usually there is a chance that it is out-of-stock.
Right niow the m445 is in stock, if i were you, I will grab one.
I will also get an up graded flexcable, that way you won't lose another prop! http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...se-cable-mcrew
The Lucas Oil and Motley Crew should use the same part.

[Wes Rose]

will.do thanks

[Heaving Earth]

yeah the m445 will be good. those 1800kv aq motors are strong tough little bastards. you'll be fine

[Wes Rose]

thanks.by the way my girlfriend has a miss gieco 24. beautiful boats