Ok right. So, I went down to the boat Friday and got the prop nut off. It helps to have a correctly sized open face spanner for starters. And it was a CCW thread. So today, me and my little helper went back down armed with a blow lamp, 12” of iron bar and a lump hammer. After 15-20 mins the prop was off.
Then take it home and give it a clean up.
There is still a job that needs doing however, and this is where you lot hopefully come into play again.
The rope cutter is blunt and needs replacing. But I can see how to get it off. It is a one piece unit that can only slide off the shaft. I’ve located and undone the locking grub screw, but there is a flat faced piece of metal on the shaft which prevents the cutter sliding down and off. The flat edge is the prop locator. Any ideas ??