bbladesprops

I should add to my post above.
We "do" have experience with these propellers from a repair stand point. BBLADES does not sell Solas products. We have done very little testing other than customer input of the propellers we have repaired.
As a propeller guy for the last 20 years what I can tell you is Solas is a mid price point propeller. The geometry is decent but the consistancy suffers. We have had some issues with the propellers matching.
Anyway, what I like about the product is you can find something to fit a unusual application often when a major manf. might no longer carry it.

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innerrage

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Thanks for your in put on this,maybe someday BBLADES will make a ss prop for us older volvo 270,280,290aq guys

mattyboy

Brett, I ran the props on several different boats using an online calc we avg'd around 7 to 8 percent which on the calc shows .07 the tach was tested and with my eyes it could be give or take 50 rpms. also all the classic guys running them have close to the same results

the props are almost 16 inches in dia. and were marked a 21 pitch. large surface area ,probably some cup , but I never had the pitch actually tested. I was so happy with the ride and speed I didn't bother. I had a spinnelli custom and tried a hill custom the solas performed better and was not as much $$$.

Brett i always wondered how dia. is figured into the calc formula? I would imagine the pitch numbers are a tad understated.

this is the calc I usually use

http://www.rbbi.com/folders/prop/propcalc.htm

mattyboy

Brett, I forgot this . I also got in early with Randy and I did get some of the tweaked testing props from the earlier stages of production. The later props were alittle differnt in shape. The hubs were also not an issue like they were on the volvo ultras in stock form.