Should I buy this propeller? It is listed NEW, but looks corroded. Maybe..

[97Alpha175]

I am looking at buying this prop listed, "new" and just thought this may be a new, but bad prop.
What do you guys and gals think? Should I buy and paint or is the paint hiding corrosion? I am a totally new to boating. Thanks! They are selling for $25 no hub

 

[blaster]

Definitely not new. In the first picture you can clearly see a ding on the leading edge. For $25 though I can’t see how you can lose. Just make sure there are no hidden cracks if you can inspect this in person. Clean it up and paint it.

 

[mrsrobinson]

Agreed, love the pic on the passenger car seat, classy

 

[97Alpha175]

The seller said he just wants it out of the way and knows nothing about it. I would think he fished this out of the lake the way it looks haha.
Thanks for the input so far. So far no one is worried about the corrosion?

 

[blaster]

The corrosion doesn’t look like it is anything to worry about for $25. Just use a wire brush and clean it up then paint it.

 

[Lazy Daze]

I bet his '97 Suburban is "new", too...

But, no, the amount of corrosion there is EXTREMELY insignificant. It's a non-issue.

 

[97Alpha175]

Sounds good, I decided to buy it. Thanks everyone!!

Brand new, just stored in the back yard for 15 years. HAHA

 

[Bill Curtis]

I would buy that one, then send out to have the ding fixed. They clean and paint them like new when doing a repair.
They are as good as a new one when done.

Be a bunch less $$$$ than a new one.

 

[Tim Fila]

I'd go meet him, and then say "I thought this was new, how about $10"

 

[97Alpha175]

He was asking $40, but come on it's clearly a defect in the paint. That baby is every bit as new as the day he left it in a barrel of water 10 years ago!