OUTLAW EAGLE MANUFACTURING

[Upside Down]

I know this is been talked about before, but I'm looking at one of these things and wondering if anybody has any bad stories. I end up doing alot of boating in really skinny water, and I just can't see how the plastic could outlast the stainless, any takers. On average I replace about 4-5 wear rings and probable a dozen impellers a season. Will I be disappointed when I wreck this thing the first time I run over a few gravel bars?

[Skinnydipper]

[mountainman]

I don't think you will be disappointed at all with the UHWM ring at all. I have one and have pumped a bit of gravel through it and see no difference from when it was brand new!
You have to remember the UHMW is a Little bit flexible so the rocks won't wear it out as fast as a steel one. (My thoughts on it anyway)

[Upside Down]

[Rapid Transit]

UD .. how many hours a year do you boat, and where, is the water full of silt?

[allblowdup]

UHMW has a wear resistance of about 10 to 1 over AR plate.

[Taiga]

Wow Upside Down, you are lucky you must have a big boating budget!

[shallowman]

Howdy there wonders
to find out if uhmw can take on gravel or silt
go down to your local sand blasting company and ask them to sand blast
some uhmw and see what they tell you
you see I had a sand blasting company in Dawson Creek when I lived there and I finally started refusing to sand blast any thing that had to do with plastic as I was just wasting my time so when you mix water with
plastic it has a real hard time to get a hold of it and this is why 90% of boater want uhmw on the bottom of there boats and also this why snowmobiles have uhmw hi-faxes and ski's you will never see stainless hi-faxes or ski's but with uhmw and snow or even better water for this is the reason it out lasts stainless or Alum.


let'er buck

[shallowman]

for everyone interest in the best solution in sport jet wear rings you can contact me at norkar@telus.net and I will respond as soon as possible

Let'er Buck