prop slipping

maxum454

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Hello,<br />I have a 93 Maxum 2700 scr 7.4 merc cruiser.<br />Last year with a new prop 2 months old, my prop hub spun. warrenty /no problem<br />This year hub just spun again any suggestion of the reason this might be happening? I did not hit anything or run in shallow either time. your help is appreciated.
 

Don S

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Re: prop slipping

When the prop is good, what is your WOT (Wide Open Throttle) rpm. If it's too low, you will be really overloading the prop and the engine, and the prop hub will be first to go.
 
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