5bbasher

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Owen 18, the m445 sharpened and balanced is the best prop for the tc31 with .32 dynamite! you also should take 1/2" off the front and bottom of your rudder and make it razor sharp! you will not believe how these two changes will increase the performance of your tc31 i'm hittin low 40's with mine!

Owen18

Thanks for the help, I am definaltly going to order that prop then.

Owen18

well I ordered the M-445 sharpened and balanced prop from off-shore-electrics i am hoping for it in about a week or so. Thanks for the help guys on my prop decision.

Owen

res3567

I ordered my B&S prop from OSE and it is AWESOME!I have ordered quite a few items from them and the ship FAST! You live in Canada and it may take longer....but they are a great source of high quality parts.

loosenut510

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How you do that?
http://www.typeupsidedown.com/

Owen18

Sweet Thanks I should expect it in like a week or so.

res3567

Oh.....I thought I was gone have to type standing on my head.......
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Ron Olson

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I used to have AOL Explorer and you could really mees with nosy people looking over your shoulder. You could flip over the whole screen or reverse it among other things.

res3567

Hi Ron

black talon

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i think the biggest reason the flex shafts have been breaking is that new runners don't know they have to leave a space between the strut and the drive dog.i've been running the same one on mine for 4 years.

Serpents Den

aye no worries, there have been a number of problems with flex shafts going, i think ron and i covered most of the main probs....the one u mentioned BT was one that was brought up also....in my TC that i recieved used, i had to replace it, was unraveling and also rusted....the old owner left fuel in tank, had to rip the engine down and completely clean it as well.........i replaced the old flexshaft with a hughey...better quality, had to cut it down to the right size...easy task...still thinking about changing my engine this winter anyways, and save the dynamite as a spare...gonna try out the nova rossi T.35 i think....looks like a very promising swap....ron suggested the .21 ( i think it was in the shockwave thread tho)  so far no one's tried it yet as far as i know...

wave waker

also, check the engine is aligned to the flex tubing because it is way off,,,and install an oiler or maintain the shaft lube..

ww

Ron Olson

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I suggested the Nova Rossi .28 but I think that the .21 would really wake the TC-31 also. The .28 may be overkill in the hull but most likely an easier job of bolting it in. I would love to see one run with the .28 in it though., that puppy would scream if it could stay on the water!

Serpents Den

yeppers, went back to the thread i saw it first in....you are correct mentioning the Rossi .28    the thread: 'tc31 needs suggestions for a drop in replacement' by loosenut510

Serpents Den

Finally, glassing done to hull and hatch....removing the strut and rudder assembly, some gel coat pulled away showing fiberglass, so had to repair that Iused dowels in old rudder mount holes, sealed and then redrilled for new speedmaster gear...holes drilled for aeromarine quick lock mounts, drain plug hole sealed with 3 layers of fiberglass and resin, smoothed out with spot putty before redrilling both sides for autobailers... hatch is still drying atm, but added new dowel mounts in front, glassed them and back vent holes, 3 layers of fiberglasswhere i'll be redrilling for quicklocks. new vents will be drilled and cut out later this evening....will be out to a friend's for paint this weekend

Serpents Den

and yet another picture... finally have the vents cut out, old vents not only glassed on inside, but spot putty filled on outside. was hoping to redrill for my quick locks tonite, but its going to take some time for the putty to cure...right now 3 layers of it...the vents will get covered on inside with screen after paint job is done...

Owen18

Hey guys I received my prop today, ( well sometime because I was away for a week). But Anyway I just finished putting it on and I went to look at the pack and it said (M440), and I was like Damn it! So I was wondering if that will make much of a difference between the M445? Because I really dont want to have to send it back and then get a new one in like a month.

Thanks Owen

Ron Olson

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Yeah, that's way too small. Can't you find some place near Kelowna that carries them?

As an aside, I've got a buddy at work from Kelowna, a former Hockey player named Kevin Schamehorn. I know, the city probably has a ton of Hockey players there.

Blackout

Take the prop off and check to see what number is marked on the prop. Maybe you will get lucky and the packaging is wrong.

Owen18

Ya I was really hopping that too, Where can I check because on the prop all it says is Octura not M440 Or M445, and Ron yes I could check with my LHS but I guarantee he will have to order it in , So I might as well o it.

Blackout

Strange, usually it says it on the hub; right where the prop nut tightens against. You could measure to see whether it is 40mm in diameter.

Owen18

YA I am going to measure it so I just measure the diameter of the prop and if its 40mm, what prop is it?

Thanks Owen

Owen18

So It was exactly 4mm so what prop does that mean it is?

Thanks Owen

Ron Olson

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The size should be right on the label with a dot next to what's in the package. It's the wrong prop dude.

amax

If it's 40mm it's a 440 prop, if it's 45mm it's the 445prop.