Patent ID: 7421771

Claim:
A method for removing a watercraft propeller comprising: providing a watercraft having a propeller with at least one blade, said blade having opposite leading and trailing edges and two adjacent sides, said propeller being held to a drive shaft by a nut, wherein rotation of said drive shaft causes rotation of said propeller; providing a tool having a handle, a shaft having a central axis, and a head with a pair of projections; said projections being generally in line with said central axis and extending generally perpendicular to said shaft and wherein each projection in said pair of projections has a cross section comprising a triangle with at least one rounded corner; providing a wrench separate from said tool; placing said tool relative to said propeller such that a trailing edge of said blade is placed between said projections and said adjacent sides are in contact with said rounded corners; rotating said tool about said head so that each of said adjacent sides of said blade proximate said trailing edge is placed in contact with one of said projections; placing said wrench on said nut; and maintaining said tool in said rotated position so that said contact between said adjacent sides of said blade and said projections holds said propeller in a generally fixed position while a rotational force is exerted on said nut via said wrench to remove said nut from said drive shaft.