Used prop prices?
I swapped my stock 14x20 prop for an Acme 14.5x16 last year. Now I'm thinking about going to a 14.5x14.25. Is there a market for used props? I can't find many listed online.
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I have one for sale on ebay right now. Seems like the damaged ones drag the market down and everyone is afraid to to buy one for fear of getting a lemon.
I expect to get around $120 for mine, and it has never been reworked or dinged. Time will tell. I am probably giving it away considering that this prop new would be $400, but I can't have it gathering dust in my garage all year. So the short answer is that used props do not seem to hold their value well, IMHO. Mastercraft 13.7 X 19.5 OJ prop: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...#ht_500wt_1182 |
There are some listed on here. I think $200-$275 or so is the market price (about half off a new prop).
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Probably also depends on the pitch and size of the prop. I think prop technology is still advancing. The prop I am selling was the prop that MC put on their X-45's when my boat was produced in 2006, but now they have switched to another prop (like I have) so that makes this prop best for a spare, and less people want it for the primary prop. And so they are not willing to pay as much. Even for the right size and pitch, I think it is going to be tough to get $200+ for a prop.
Any prop that has been reworked would scare me, but that is because I have had one on my Tige that was reworked that never was perfect again, and the damage was minimal to start with. |
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Yea , paid 200 for a Acme 515 that was redone by Acme & no one even bid on it but me. Well you figure that if you spend $100 to have one redone it's still cheaper than a new one..
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