new prop and trailor

replaced my old prop today with a new Acme 540. Thanks to the threads i read it went easy. I put the new prop on without the key, used a felt pen and then fit it on with the key and it fit back perfectly.

Now the prop guard on the trailor prevents the prop from making a complete revolution. I am not worried about getting the boat off of the trailor, but am scared when I put it on it would strike the guard.

Is my best bet to take a grinder and remove 1/4 inch off of the guard???

I can post pictures....i hope if anyone needs them. My trailor is the original CC trailor.

thanks!!!!!!!

what is the easiest way to raise the boat....Dr.?

pete,
it is welded on.

Sadly, I didn't even get it off of the trailer today. I was to afraid that i would bend the prop trying to retrailer. Oh well. I instead have moved on to the next project. Removed my front seat and am putting the new skin on the bottom. My man goal today was just to make sure the new circ water pump we put on wasn't leaking.

We took my brothers SANTE 220 for a ride instead. What a boat!

hey maybe this isn't right pls correct me if i'm wrong but if the trailer is under water when retrailering or leaving the trailer isn't the boat floating?? so the prop will not hit eiter re trailering or leaving right like the boat never touches the rear portion of the trailer until pulling it out of the water?? ours is also that low altough ours is a stock prop and as far as i know we never hit it in the trailer. But hey correct me if i'm wrong

Shawn, Well, the welded on blows my idea!! You didn't mention how the prop worked so I assume you haven't had it in the water yet. What prop was on the boat? What is the black stuff on the shaft at the forward edge of the prop hub?

pete,
the black stuff is the mark of the sharpie felt pen i used when I put the prop on without the key. My hand slipped and ran up the shaft. And no I didn't even get it off of the trailer yesterday. I can't wait to try it though

the original prop was a 13x13 federal.

k.o. I thought the same thing to but I always have hit the throttle slightly when the truck pulls me out to keep the bow close to the bow guides and I was afraid that is when it would hit. Then I use the patented bump technique to get it up clos

shawnmc wrote: ...the sides were bolted with 1/2 bolts. We took of the two older bolts on the side and replaced with 2 1/2 inch longer bolts, put 1/4 spacers on both and it is perfect now.

      Darn it, Pete was right AGAIN...it's getting kind of old!!!

      Just kidding...I knew who'd be right in the end!

tim,
could be. i am not sure it is the stock trailer.