Small Propeller Hub Kit?

[Captain Bill]

I spun the hub on my prop on my 15HP Yamaha this morning. The blades are in excellent condition so it seems a shame to throw this prop away, but I have not been able to find a hub kit for a prop this small on the internet. I suppose that it may not be considered worth the trouble to rehub a prop this small and they don't make replacement hubs for them. Does anyone know someone that makes hub kits for these props? I suspect I'm just going to have to buy a new prop, but I thought I'd ask first. The prop is a 9.25" x 10.5" 8 spline for a 2002 Yamaha 15hp 4 stroke if anyone needs that info.

[delmarrey]

Do you have any pictures of the hub and the prop too. Some of us have spare parts laying around. I even have an O/B antique collector right up the street here.

[Jim Cate]

G'Day Bill,

In the past we've just taken our o/b props to the nearest propeller shop and had them press in a new bushing. It isn't something easily done at home... requires a big press and a special "funnel" to compress the rubber bushing as it is shoved into the hub.

Sometimes the prop cracks while pressing out the old bushing, so be warned!

Cheers,

Jim and Ann s/v Insatiable II lying Lake Macquarie, NSW, Oz