Two-piece hub propeller assembly for marine drives

A marine drive comprising:

• a driving element that drives a propeller shaft and propeller hub into rotation, the propeller hub comprising:
• a first hub portion having a first outer surface and a plurality of propeller blades extending radially therefrom, wherein the first outer surface tapers inwardly from a first keyed end proximate the plurality of propeller blades;
• and
• a second hub portion having a second outer surface, wherein the second outer surface tapers outwardly from a second keyed end and wherein the first keyed end is coupled to the second keyed end.

A method of making a propeller hub assembly for a marine drive, the method comprising:

• providing a first hub portion having a first outer surface and a plurality of propeller blades extending radially therefrom, wherein the first outer surface tapers inwardly from has a first keyed end proximate the plurality of propeller blades;
• providing a second hub portion having a second outer surface, wherein the second outer surface tapers outwardly from a second keyed end;
• and
• joining the first keyed end and the second keyed end to each other.