Throwing blades on labbed bravo?

[MONEYFURNOTHIN]

Im looking to get a little more out of my 26p bravo. I want to lab my prop, but lou at lakeland said not to that i would just throw a blade! I have a 300x on my mach22. Anyone have this problem?

[stoker2001]

your mach 22 will gain significant performance by having your bravo1 labbed by the right person.any prop can fail,but alot depends on load conditions and how much you surface the prop and if you run it hard in rough water where you are loading and unloading under constant power.labbing consists of thinning,balancing and trueing each blade with a pitch block that is made for your prop.find a shop that has a bravo 1 26" pitch block.thinning the blades will enhance performance,but the drawback is if you boat in waterways where ther is some debris or you hit something it will be likely the prop wont be repairable.i can refer you to awesome shop here in sacramento calif.gary from tru pitch propeller has alot of experience with bravos and can dial it in for your application.916-397-1126,tell him kevin sent you

[Pro Max]

I run a labbed 26 bravo on my 21 liberator with a 300 and have had 0 problems with it. Good luck
Mine was done at Propellers of San Diego

[acatitude]

I think Garys number is 397-1126 not 297.

[Jrocket]

I cracked a labbed Bravo1 28p from Mercury racing,not good.If you do have it labbed,keep checking on it frequently just to be safe.

[stoker2001]

I think Garys number is 397-1126 not 297.thanks for correction blown,i reedited my post.Gary is the man for bravo1's.i believe he has ever pitch block for all bravo1 pitches.i have never met someone that takes as much pride in his work.blown you gonna be on river/delta this weekend?

[rude tim]

If you live in havasu take it to Richard at the propeller company he will do you rite. 928/505-7707

[MONEYFURNOTHIN]

thanks for the info guys, how many rpm's and mph would you say i will pick up?

[F26]

i have thrown a blade off of one of my labbed 34p merc cleaver 3blades

[MONEYFURNOTHIN]

F26- besides the prop, did it do any damage?

[stoker2001]

i have thrown a blade off of one of my labbed 34p merc cleaver 3bladesif your cleavors are over the hub exhaust,naturally the blades are alot longer measured from hub and more prone to failure :mad:also with that much pitch they are like friggen paddle wheels which put more stress on your hardware (shafts,bearings and carrier).bravo1 blades are real thick and thinning them a little for your mach 22 with 300x is not going to be a prob in my opinion.now if you had some big heavy turd with big blower power that would be a different story ;) :D