Prop Tech lent me a Prop Knocker to get my props off. I failed to get them off. After two hours of swinging a 4 pound sledge, I gave up. I have asked my Marina to remove them. My question is: I could buy a good Walter Plate style puller for $355.oo. What do you think the Marina will charge? Is the tool worth the investment? My fear is buying the tool to find out I cant get them off myself!
What do you suggest?
you could buy the strutpro with the puller plate for about the same cost so if you have cutless bearings in your future that’s a better buy.
That being said, I needed both pressure on the prop and harmonics to break it loose. I put enough pressure to bend a 1/4” thick piece of steel and it wouldn’t budge. I called strutpro and they said get good pressure on the prop with the pulled then wack the plate with a dead blow hammer to get harmonics going on the prop. Sure enough, 3-4 hits and the thing let right go.