Consider, if you will, the humble motorboat propeller. It is small - usually 3 to 20 pounds with a 9 1/2- to 16-inch diameter - and has a simple job. Its task is to keep its head underwater and turn, ...

Every motorboat owner has a tale of hitting a submerged obstacle or boat ramp and damaging a propeller. Typically metal, it must be removed and taken to a prop repair shop, then sandblasted, bent, ...

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True unsung heroes of the sport fishing community, prop shops and technicians literally keep the wheels turning, and many have been doing so for decades. Credit Cameron J. Rhodes Special delivery: ...