Nice.  The 525 will really wake up that boat.  I run it on my SSLXi

Wow. Good job ! I'm wondering if heat will still seperate those two metals. As far as a 4 blade, if I recall some folks tried that to make the prop wash more like a Response? Fine tuning the boat for slalom course use.

Success! Mostly. Prop is off - did some pb blaster and repositioned the puller and pounded on the key with a hammer and punch from stern to bow direction like you all suggested. Didn't end up needing the heat. 

The key is now stuck to the shaft.....banged on it from a few directions but it looks pretty rusty. I soaked it in wd40 and will try again tomorrow.

@Bozboat the 4 blade was a acme 579, not sure why it was on there, but I'm excited to try my new acme 525!

Would suggest some PB blaster,  the put the nut back on and give it a few turns.  The more blaster and hit it with a mallet a few times and let unit sit 30 mins before trying again.    If that does not work make sure the nut is on at least 3 turns and drive it around a but.  That might loosen it up.  

On 4/5/2024 at 6:44 PM, Ramdni said:

Wouldn’t play for me at work, played just fine on my phone. Cracked end cap. I see one or two every spring on the sc cooler. Did you have water coming from anywhere else, and do you want to replace the cap yourself?

No water from anywhere else. I pulled the cap and used JB Weld for a temporary fix for now. Can you get a new end cap?