kpaul Posted October 20, 2016 Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 Anyone have any experience with South Coast Propellers located in Bessemer Alabama? Asking because my A&P recommended them, but cannot seem to find much information on them other then their website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 (edited) deleted Edited March 19, 2020 by tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Stallings Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 Yes, deal with SouthCoast a lot. Jimmy Gaither runs the shop, he alone has 35yrs in a propshop. They are a really high flow shop, believe they had a 180 props in thier shop a couple weeks ago. Very busy. They do very good work, but be prepared to get in line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldguy Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 Haven't needed them for the Mooney, but the took care of the prop on my 172 when I thought I was going to have to replace it. But Cody is correct: they handle a lot of props, but everyone I have heard speak of them have always had good reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpaul Posted October 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 Thanks for the information. I think I am going to hold off on prop service for a bit. The prop is functioning fine but is 10 years since new without an O/H. Cody was kind enough to answer a couple of PMs, when I do pull the prop I will send it to Stallings Propeller. I am not in much of a rush though since the plane is in annual, hopefully done this week and I will have to park it for 6 months for another government sponsored vacation before the end of the year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Pressley Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 Good luck with Gainsville but be prepared for the FAA inspector to walk in and tell them to scrap and dispose of your prop. Of course the inspectors name is unobtainable. prop gone, inspector gone and discussion gone. They picked up 2 three blade props at my place. One had two good blades and the other had one good blade. They were to overhaul one for me using those 3 blades. Month later i called and was told the FAA inspector had told them to scrap all. Few weeks later PA had one for sale but would not give me the serial numbers. Have had good dealings with Jimmy Gaither. Bet we are not so good friends after I mistakenly said East Coast instead of Gainsville.. Sorry Jimmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Statham Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 I own a Mooney M20J, and have had dealings with Jimmy and the team. Very professional, excellent reputation among the pilot and A&P community in northwest Florida. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted March 5, 2020 Report Share Posted March 5, 2020 Welcome aboard, Ross! Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneymite Posted March 5, 2020 Report Share Posted March 5, 2020 On 11/5/2016 at 7:54 AM, Jerry Pressley said: Good luck with Gainesville but be prepared for the FAA inspector to walk in and tell them to scrap and dispose of your prop. Of course the inspectors name is unobtainable. prop gone, inspector gone and discussion gone. I used to hear the same horror stories (no first hand knowledge), but haven't heard anything lately. Did the shop get new management, or do all the locals just avoid the shop now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67 m20F chump Posted March 5, 2020 Report Share Posted March 5, 2020 I had the prop governor looked at in Gainesville. Told it couldn’t be serviced and the parts prices they quoted me were more than I could buy a overhauled governor for without a core. I haven’t been back but they are local to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 (edited) On 3/5/2020 at 5:22 PM, 67 m20F chump said: I had the prop governor looked at in Gainesville. Told it couldn’t be serviced and the parts prices they quoted me were more than I could buy a overhauled governor for without a core. I haven’t been back but they are local to me. They did the same thing to me. When it came time for my prop overhaul, I drove it to Birmingham. Was very pleased. Edited March 19, 2020 by tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0TreeLemur Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 When the governor in our C went south in the summer of 2018, I took it to South Coast in Bessemer. A few days later they called back and congratulated me on having an antique! Said that it had many AD's that were not in compliance, and that parts would be hard to find. More expensive to repair than replace. Sold me a PCU5000 at what my A&P said was a very fair price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpbarnar Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 They IRAN’d a MT prop for me. The cost were lower than his estimate and the prop was turned around in the time frame that he quoted. (3 weeks). I Would definitely use Jimmy G again. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 Great pirep, Bill! Thanks for sharing.... Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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