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Composite Boat Propellers – Comprops

Composite Boat Propellers – Comprops

Posted by on Jul 17, 2015 in Boat Propellers, Buy Boat Propellers | 0 comments

Composite Boat Propellers are boat propellers made out of a composite material consisting of plastics, resins and high tech fibers. They first came out in the 1990’s as a three blade boat propeller with the intent of being a less expensive alternative to an aluminum boat prop to be used as a spare. They were not as good performance wise as the...

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Largest Outboard Motors Part Five: Honda BF 250

Posted by on Jun 19, 2015 in Boat Propellers, Boating | 1 comment

Honda’s largest outboard motor is the BFT250. 250 horsepower V-6 3.6 liter 4 stroke engine. Large fourteen to sixteen inch diameter boat propeller can be used in pitch sizes ranging from 13 to 25. They claim it has excellent performance with great fuel economy and rugged durability. Honda has one big advantage over it’s competitors when it comes...

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Largest Outboard Motors Part Four: Evinrude 300 HP G2

Largest Outboard Motors Part Four: Evinrude 300 HP G2

Posted by on Jun 15, 2015 in Boat Propellers, Boating | 0 comments

Evinrude E-Tec G2 300 hp. motor is the only two stroke motor out of all the large horsepower outboard manufacturers. Boat propellers used are three blade boat prop for better speed or a four blade boat propeller to push the heavier boats better. Emission laws and gas prices have given rise to the four stoke engines more because they have...

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Largest Outboard Motors Part Three: Mercury Verado 350

Largest Outboard Motors Part Three: Mercury Verado 350

Posted by on May 25, 2015 in Aluminum Propellers, Boat Propellers, Stainless Steel Boat Propellers | 0 comments

Mercury 350 horsepower Verado uses Mercury performance boat propellers Mercury has come out this year with their new Outboard Motor the 350 horsepower Verado. Using a 5.44 inch gear case it takes Mercury’s line of performance boat propellers and the after market boat prop makers performance style of boat props. After five years in development the...

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The Largest Outboard Motors Part Two: Yamaha F350

The Largest Outboard Motors Part Two: Yamaha F350

Posted by on May 10, 2015 in Boat Propellers, Stainless Steel Boat Propellers | 1 comment

Stainless Steel Boat Props and the Yamaha F350 Outboard Motor/strong> Yamaha’s largest outboard is the four stroke V-8 aluminum block 350 horsepower F350. This is one awesome outboard engine. Stainless steel propellers will work much better than boat propellers that are aluminum because of the high torque these engines make.  This...

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Volvo Penta forward drive boat propeller

Volvo Penta forward drive boat propeller

Posted by on Apr 19, 2015 in Boat Propellers, Boating | 1 comment

Volvo Penta has come out with a duo prop stern drive made for wake surfing. The Volvo Penta boat propellers are forward of the drive instead of behind it and are over two feet further forward than the regular duo boat props. Designed for safety, a wake surfer who surfs the sterndrive wake extremely close to the back of the boat  is very unlikely to get...

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