Quote Originally Posted by gn7 View Post
Yeah I've seen them. I believe the use of 7/8 shafts may have started that way and evolved to include the prop itself, of for no other reason than prop availability. I imagine the grinding of the shaft was a pricey affair as well, but did make the prop hunt a little easier, and a little easier to dump unwanted/unused props.
i called my go to guy and showed him the picture you posted he said they tried that years ago to reduce rotating weight and easier to find props .. i asked how did it work out , he laughed and said i crashed the boat couldn't tell you.. lol