Constant speed prop oil leak

I was pre-flighting my plane today until I saw this long red strip
running down the entire length of my prop with a small puddle at the
bottom!!! I hadn't seen it before. It was the first time flying in
three weeks. I was at the plane last week, and didn't see anything,
but the again, I wasn't looking for anything either.......

Needless to say.. no mechanics aaround, I didn't fly it. I cleaned
off the area & prop with gas, and then started it up to see what may
happen. Sure enough, it sprayed a small amount of red hydraulic oil
on the prop and on the top cowl.


Any ideas how serious this is? Am I looking at a complete prop
overhaul? Could it be as simple as a seal that the A &P can replace?
Something in between ???

Thanks in advance !


Don Paquette
PP-ASEL
N9723X