In 1920 the legendary Gar Wood broke the water speed record with his racing boat Miss America using twin boat propellers with a top speed of 74.87 miles per hour on the Detroit river. Wood was by far the most successful boat racer of his time. Starting in 1917 he won the Gold Cup race which was back then the most prestigious boat race in the world, five...
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The first gasoline engine powered watercraft to hold the water speed record using under water boat propellers was the forty foot boat named the Dixie IV designed by Clinton Crane. It set the record on September 9th. 1911 with a speed of 45.21 mph. The record then started to change hands many times in the next eight years by long and narrow sporty racing...
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Part One: Steam Powered Boat Propellers The world’s fastest water vessels down through the years is an interesting history of man’s never ending quest of constantly trying to be better and to do better.The earliest recognized record holders before 1910 were all steam powered vessels using boat propellers for propulsion. The first gasoline...
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Acme Propellers is an American company that started out in 1996 by a group of talented people with many years of experience in boat propellers. Their goal has been to create the most advanced boat props using the best precision machining and engineering techniques possible. Only the highest grade of metals are used in their propellers so Acme makes the best...
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OJ Props produce inboard boat propellers for various boats. They have been around for almost eighty years since starting out in 1936 by it’s founder Oscar Johnson along with his son Ivar. They make the highest quality and performance boat props you can buy for your up to about twenty five foot inboard ski or pleasure boat. These props are made out of...
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Claiming the tensile strength is fifteen percent stronger than an aluminum propeller, Piranha boat props have been around for about twenty years now and are made out of their own composite material using fiberglass and nylon. . It is not an all composite prop, the hub is a solid hub made out of aluminum that is covered with their composite material. It...
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