One fantastic way to spend a little time with the family on those hot summer days is with family style power boating. You don’t need a yacht to have fun on the open seas. So long as you’ve got the right type of equipment and can handle yourself behind the control panel, you and the family will have a great deal of fun all summer long. Before you...
Read MoreDocking Your Boat
Coming into a marina filled with people without knowing exactly how to maneuver your single engine boat can be one of life’s least pleasant experiences. You feel like everyone is watching you while you attempt to dock your boat, and they probably are. Vessels with two boat props are easier to handle, because you can reverse one propeller while...
Read MoreHow to get your Boat to Plane Off Quicker
Even thou we sell mainly boat propellers, we are avid boaters as well and here is some advice we picked up: If you want your boat to get up and plane off quicker because it is too slow to do that or you want quicker starts to pull water skiers and or tubes & towables, you can do three things to accomplish that without having to re-power your boat or buy...
Read MoreThe Early History of Boat and Ship Propellers
We are used to performance boat propellers today. However, the first generally known screw type propeller that was used on a boat dates back to 1826. It was made by a Czech-Austrian inventor Joseph Ressel. The boat propeller had multiple blades made out of bronze, that were fastened around a conical base and was installed on a small boat that was manually...
Read MoreTips on Buying a Used Boat
If you are thinking of buying a used boat you should decide first what you want to use the boat for then what style of boat would best fit your needs. Do you have a family and want to just cruise around on inland lakes and maybee pull your kids on tubes and towables sometimes? Then you might want a 18 to 21 foot bowrider with a sterndrive propulsion systerm...
Read MoreBoat Propeller Repair
Most boat propellers are repairable just so long as they are not too badly damaged and cost less than a new propeller. But they may not be repairable or they may be too costly to repair. Boat props are repairable if there is no more than about 20% of each blade missing. The repair shop can weld on new metal and shape it and make it look pretty close to the...
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