Aymar-Demuth epoxy-on-wood on a 150 hp o-320. Repairable? Advice?
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I would call another prop manufacturer to be sure, but I think that is repairable unless the underlying wood is damaged. Once upon a time, Mike Demuth told me to fill nicks to the leading edge with JB weld, sand to shape, and move on. That looks like your situation.
Unless you are really sure you know what you are doing, I think this is a repair to be made by a prop manufacturer.
Remember that prop is going very fast and is VERY critical. A prop repair failure can easily be catastrophic!
I agree with Mell on this one. We have a Prince and love it, but it was one of the older carbon over... I would urge you to run it by a maker of wood props. You can send it to a good maker and they will restore it for just a few hundred dollars and it will be as good as new, that is one of the good things about wood props if you take care of them. It is hard to see in a picture some times, but I think I see you have just broken the gel-coat down to the wood itself. I think you have a good repairable prop here. Just my two cents, Yours, R.E.A. III # 80888
I forget the guy's name, but the owner of Performance Props used to post here. I also met him at Oshkosh several years ago. I'd look him up regarding advice/repairs.