Ahhh... This is what happens when you leave the motor in the water too long. The motor mount is tweaked so I can't raise the motor easily out of the water. I'm going to have to exchange it for a heavier duty mount, since the 4 stroke 10 horse outboard is kinda heavy.
I REALLY like having a quality outboard instead of an inboard engine, so far. One of the main issues with an outboard, though, is that when motoring in a swell it will "cavitate" which means that it'll come out of the water killing your boat's momentum. A good motor mount will let you keep the propeller nice and low, and then when the motor isn't in use you can pull it clear out of the water.
After some good scrubbing done from the dinghy this is what the propeller looked like:
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