Stainless Steel prop cracked

[Meat-Run]

Just spent some hours up north running around on Leech and when I got home was inspecting my prop and I think I see a stress crack on both sides of one blade. What should I do I've never had an issue with steel props is this something that could be fixed or rebuilt and approximate costs???

Meat Run

[leech~~]

There should be a lot of prop repair shops up there! But maybe not as many that can do SS?

[Borch]

Soderbloom's near Duluth does excellent work at a reasonable price.

[Meat-Run]

I'm going the welded direction with this problem my budget doesn't allow a new prop. Question for others that might read this yet but when welding a crack are you suppose to drill a hole at the very end of the crack before you weld to further prevent the crack to continue?

MR

[CAMAN]

when welding a crack are you suppose to drill a hole at the very end of the crack before you weld to further prevent the crack to continue?

It helps, but finding the very end in a cast part can be difficult. It's usually easier and you will get better penetration and hold if you grind a groove along the crack on each side and then weld. It gets rid of all the contaminants in the crack that weaken welds.

[ChuckN]

Take it to Brainerd propellers right in your neighborhood. There are lots of things to consider with a prop...balancing comes to mind. Don't mess around or it could create further damage to the motor?