Got a new Jack Foreman prop today.
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Awesome...glad to hear!
Jack is making my new wheel this week.....can’t wait.
I’ll share results once I have it filed in!
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Jack is making my new wheel this week.....can’t wait.
I’ll share results once I have it filed in!
Redfisher
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Comparing a shelf prop to a custom Foreman is apples to oranges. Mr. Foreman designed props for Powertech, you should call and ask him.
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I have not tried the pt wheel.
Jack has a prop perfectly suited for the Tohatsu 50! He has been working on it for sometime he said and just about has it “perfect”! Holeshot, shallow bite, top end...what more could you want?
I personally would rather spend the $ and know for sure what I am getting....imho. Nothing against pt wheels but they are just NOT the same. That pretty chrome finish is for shelf props......jacks are 100% built for performance.
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Jack has a prop perfectly suited for the Tohatsu 50! He has been working on it for sometime he said and just about has it “perfect”! Holeshot, shallow bite, top end...what more could you want?
I personally would rather spend the $ and know for sure what I am getting....imho. Nothing against pt wheels but they are just NOT the same. That pretty chrome finish is for shelf props......jacks are 100% built for performance.
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I understand and have read thru many threads about Jack Foremans props, just wanted to hear if anyone had compared it to the PT SWC. I already talked to Jack himself and he has the tohatsu 50 prop ready to be mailed out as he mentioned he has many in stock. Just wanted to see if someone had a review comparing it to the SWC,
Thanks,
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The foreman prop will last forever. Blades are thick as hell. Almost like a mud motor prop.
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I’ve had one one my last boat and current boat and they get run hard and look like new. Compared to other props they are nearly twice as thick.
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Six hundred and fifty American dollars? Good grief. No doubt he builds world class stuff but that's a mighty specialized piece of equipment. I guess it would depend on where you live? We don't have the landscape in Louisiana to require that kind of prop.
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Well he quoted me $550, plus sales tax plus shipping. I live in South Texas so shipping is $10 so its around $605 USD. Still thats why I was interested being the PT is $280! But the crowd has spoken I will give the Foreman a try.
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Weren’t you the guy posting about the fancy watch that cost several grand? A $20 Timex tells time just the same.
I could gawk at the price of a lot of gear I see guys buying on here. Thousand dollar fly rods, $70,000 boats, $900 fly reels...people will pay top dollar for good equipment and these props are the best I’ve used or seen. I guess we could play the “guess what prop” game I see guys playing for several months then end up with one that’s just good enough but I’d rather get the right one the first or second shot and have a guy that will stand behind his props and service them for what a steak dinner cost if the edges get oyster dings, cavitation erosion etc.
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Alright alright you win. I guess you're right.
So this is the second time I've seen this mentioned in just the past few days. Is this something that's a problem even with low horsepower outboards?
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I figured that would make sense.
I have not noticed any cavitation burns on any of my small motors but mine mainly putt putt around and don’t get on plane much.
Cavitation erosion looks like someone took a ball peen hammer and made glancing blows along the edge and it will eventually cause the edge of the blade to wear thin on the thinner bladed props. It’s from the prop cavitating and then catching water repeatedly like water dripping on a rock so long it begins to make a hole. You mainly see it on higher horsepower props that are run pretty high and pierce the surface a lot.
Serious question here, for a $600 prop, do they make some sort of key locking nut to secure it? Or do you guys take your prop off when storing outside? I certainly wouldn't leave a $600 fly reel or $600 push pole unsecured on my boat overnight. I kept my PT prop on pretty much no matter what, but $600 would make me think twice.....
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I don't think people outside of the microskiff world would even know what a Jack Foreman prop is....much less what its worth...and especially not here in Florida.
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I'll also vouch for the Foreman prop...he has that Tohatsu 50 dialed in. He has one on his Spears skiff and another backup sitting in his shop.
May be a different story for others motors, but he's the prop jedi for that setup. I love the way mine performs. Top end is around 32-33 with an awesome hole shot on my Waterman 16.
May be a different story for others motors, but he's the prop jedi for that setup. I love the way mine performs. Top end is around 32-33 with an awesome hole shot on my Waterman 16.
Yeah that's a good point....
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I set my push pole down in the front yard Saturday and forgot it overnight. I was amazed to see it still there in the morning. Living in the boonies has it's benefits.
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