Thanks DS. They're close and I'll give them a shop.
Dennis, I'll double check, but it's likely the same place.
I don't know a ton about boats, but the guy I bought it from said he put a smaller prop on to help the boat launch faster vs higher top speed. It sounded weird to me, but I'm curious as to if the prop, even though it fits the motor, is too small for the weight of the boat/gear, thus causing the prop to spin on the hub? I think it's a 9.5 degree prop on a 25hp mercury and a 1652 lowe.
That is true. A lower pitch prop will get you out of the water and on plane a lot quicker, but the top speed will suffer.
The prop is vulcanized to the hub.(think glued) if it gets in too much contact with mud, trees or rocks, the prop breaks that "glue" and the prop will spin on the hub. Weight on the boat will have nothing to do with it. (simplified version)
It's either "glued" or not, not a slip joint. The hub then needs to be replaced with another one and you're good to go.