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If the prop has been largely fine, check the numbers stamped into the hub and buy another the same size.
I’d send the damaged one to Steel Developments for a 1st class repair service and keep it as a spare.
https://www.steeldevelopments.net/

I replied on the tech forum…

Congratulations on the sale, a happy but sad occasion.

Well done to you too Clive!
It’s a shame you have had to swallow the anchor, maybe your circumstances will change and you can get back afloat in the future.

It must have been a portentous day for them both to sell like that, maybe Adam sold his F4 too?

My boat sold in an hour to the first couple ...

I’d guess the outboard is about late 90’s?
I think they were available with power t&t, (I had the electric start manual tilt 1999 version on a Dory from 2000-2010), but I expect the cost of a used engine as donor for the bits you want wouldn’t be financially viable. The parts bought new, if they are ...

Have you looked up the 535 in the specs pages of this forum? That gives some details.
I wouldn’t have thought Shetland would continue making the 535 after they had replaced it with the 536, but maybe they sold the mould tools to another manufacturer?
Where did you hear that the 535 continued being ...

Watch out for sponginess on the cockpit or cabin floor, and the coachroof. look for flex or signs of flex on the transom. Try to check the join between the hull and the top moulding under the rubbing strip, especially if you see any crazing or stress cracks.
Don’t be surprised if the windows leak ...

It was in one of the first covid lockdowns, I wasn’t allowed into Wales to get to my F4, and I couldn’t use it without having onboard heads, shower and holding tank even if I could get there although locals with bigger boats could use theirs (the marina facilities were reserved for liveaboards at ...

I’m completely totally obsessed with sailing, nothing else gets in my head! The difference from motorboats to sailing is like driving an 80s Ford Fiesta compared to flying a large glider. The concentration needed and the satisfaction gained is so far beyond just winding up a big outboard and ...