BBLADES Winter Special
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brett Anderson,
920-295-4435 [email protected]

BBLADES WINTER TUNE-UP SPECIAL AN EASY-TO-KEEP RESOLUTION

Not that anyone needs the extra pressure, but BBLADES Professional Propellers encourages boaters to make just one more resolution for the New Year: Get your prop refurbished during BBLADES Winter Tune-Up Special. And because 2012 is a Leap Year, BBLADES is extended this special pricing offer until February 29!
From now until the end of February, BBLADES will inspect and repair any dings, dents or cracks you might not even realize are in your aluminum or stainless steel propeller; perform lab finishing to customize the performance of your wheel; or reshape any new propeller purchased for just $80 an hour.
Take advantage of the slower winter months and have propeller work done while your boating buddies are just dreaming about their next run. Don’t be forced to wait in line when spring rolls around, get your propeller work done now, and for a special price!
No matter who manufactured your propeller, BBLADES can perform whatever work you require. And if it’s time to replace one or more of your screws, they can offer you competitive pricing on props from Mercury, Hering, Hydromotive, Acme and Turbo.
For those not quite sure what options might be best for a specific boat application, BBLADES offers the absolute best propeller testing program out there. Outboard or sterndrive, BBLADES has demo props available to test for a small fee; and BBLADES is the ONLY place you will find a Six-drive-style prop test program. Anywhere.
You can learn more about the prop demo program and all of the service and products offer by BBLADES at www.bblades.com or by giving a call to 920-295-4435. We love to talk props!
BBLADES Professional Propellers is a full service propeller company offering consultation, inspection and repair of any aluminum or stainless steel propellers; “Lab-Finishing” or “Blueprinting” of stainless steel propellers; competitive pricing on new props from Mercury, Hering, Hydromotive, Acme and Turbo; and the most comprehensive propeller testing program in the marine industry.

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I was thinking of having one of my props lab finished, approximately how many hours of work does it take to lab a prop that's in great shape already?

depending on the propeller, 4hours = $320
Normal pricing is $376.


Thank you,
Brett

Just a reminder.
Don't wait till the end of Feb. Get your prop work done before the season heats up!

Brett

Again a reminder that the winter special ends in 27 days. Any propeller recieved within the month of Feb. will recieve the winter discount pricing.

Thank you,
Brett

can i get a prop ''repitched'' without lab job??

Yes definately but............how much?

More info will give us options up and down.

B

Brett - my props went out in the mail yesterday. Two separate boxes. Thanks! - Chris

Brett,
I will call you on monday I need 300 more RPS on the props you did for me last year and two dings repaired.

Joby

242LS, we'll look the props

formula 382 sr-1, send the props in to insure they are here before the end of the month. We can discuss the issues via phone as soon as they arrive.

Thank you,
Brett

I have one bent blade on a Bravo 32, how much?

Roughly?

On the way for fresh up Brett. Thanks

Props are on the way, They will be there on Tuesday UPS !!!!

Thanks
Joby,

sending my props out tomorrow from michigan...

OUCH!
How did that thing live? I cracked 4 stock 32's, without hitting anything.

indy 27

Somewhere around $160.
We fix those types of issues often. Correct heat and experience is what it takes.

Thank you,
Brett

Brett, I have only run my boat, a Fountain Fever 29' with twin 6.2s twice before I had to put her away for the winter (new boat to me - 160 hrs.). It has Bravo I 26 pitch props. I want to run it this spring with a full tank to see how many r.p.m.s it pulls. If my memory serves me correctly it pulled about 5100 - 5300 with an indicated 3/4 tank and just me aboard. If the boat currently pulls an honest 70 m.p.h. on the GPS speedo what speed increase would it gain (on an average) with the Bravos getting your lab treatment? Seems like blueprinting the props will be the most bang for the bucks. Might even get a bit of return on using less fuel? I have no plans to increase horsepower.

Wes,
Labbing props is definately one of the biggest bangs for the money.
In your case, you will need to check on your desired WOT rpm. I believe you are already there unless the engines are set up with higher rpm capacity than normal.
If you are already at the top rpm you desire, we would go to the 28 pitch castings and Lab them. That process could reap 2-5 mph across the rpm range and most likely in the 3.5 mph range. Also you will recieve butter smooth operation and acceleration.

Call me anytime and we can discuss this more in depth.

Thank you,
Brett

Brett, I will call you after I test my Fountain this spring. Thank you for your quick reply.

Just one more quick question. "IF" I find I am at or near the top end of the rev range with my Bravo I 26" pitch props is there anything you can do with that specific prop? The reason I ask is that I purchased a spare set of LH and RH props when I bought the boat. I knew nothing of labbing props at the time. Or would I be better off selling the Bravo I 26s and getting 28s for you to work on? Needless to say I am trying to keep costs down. Do you take trade-ins?

Wes,
First let's get some base line numbers and discuss the boats personality.
From there we can determine which castings to work with. The actual numbers you get and the answers to the questions that follow will tell us which route to follow. We'll help you throughout but we need you to get some seat time as the beginning.
We don't take trade ins. We went that way for awhile many years ago. It didn't work for us. I made the call to not do that any longer.
However, I have been known to break my own rules in the correct situation. (on occasion)

Brett

Brett I contacted you a while back about labbing my 28's. They are in the mail and should arrive Tuesday. I look forward to speaking with you soon!!

Joe

Joe,

Thank you. We'll look for them and be in touch soon

Brett

Check out the man himself on You Tube:-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysxvq...bbFAAAAAAAAPAA

You did get them did'nt you ???? No rush just checking that they got there !!!

They're Baaaaaack!!!!
 

Thanks Brett - Got them today and they look great!

Just waiting for spring....

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/a...1&d=1331266671

I'm not sure they are here?
Do you have the tracking number and what style props are they?

Thanks,
Brett

Thanks Brett for your help they are on there way back to me !!!!

Thank you.

I didn't put the avatar and you together. Sorry about that.
Enjoy the props!

Brett

wow those props look like mirrors,brett do you labb volvo aq props ss

Yes we do work on Volvo propellers.
We have templates for most of their offerings.

Let us know if we can help.

Brett

brett,can you post a pic of your cnc prop machine or is it just a regular haas or mazack cnc?

Sorry, proprietary info, can't give away the fixturing...LOL

brett,
any special shipping procedure for canadian props?
thanks
jack

fixx
 

nothing special about fixturing of mocking up a prop to be machined..:bunnydance:

if it were mine i would be showing it off,,how about just a pic of the cnc with the door closed lol!

Hey BBlades,

I have a 2002 Laveycraft 29' NuEra. It has the 500 EFI. I will be doing most of my boating at 7500' elevation. The boat came with a 26 p Bravo 1 that was being used at sea level. I have ran the boat at 3 different elevations with a 24 p Bravo 1.

Highline Res elevation 4700' 24 p B1 4400 rpm 52 mph
Havasu 500' elevation 24 p B1 5000 rpm 65 mph
Lake Powell 3700' elevation 24 p B1 4600 rpm 58 mph

I have a 22 p B1 that I'm going to try at Pueblo res elevation 4880' next week. I have a feeling that I will not be spinning up the rpms enough at that elevation with that prop.

Any thoughts on what prop I might use at 7500' elevation?

I think that I could have used the 22 p at Powell.

I'm not real worried about losing top end, I would rather have a good whole shot and use the whole rpm band my engine is capable of like 5000 rpm?

Any thought would be appreciated.

Thanks Greg

pqjack,

We ship to and from Canada often and have been for years. It used to be less obtrusive.
If you have family or friends in the states near the border, this makes life easier on the return shipment. Otherwise, we will include the required paperwork for the return shipment and you just need to ship it here via your desired method.

Thank you,
Brett

GAZ,

Let's try a 21 Revolution 4 through the test program. It may need a adjustment but I believe the casting is the correct choice. Otherwise we will need to go to the 19 Revolution 4 and bump it accordingly.
7500' will require a decrease of 3-4 inches of pitch. typically.

Let me know if you want to try anything.
Brett

Brett,

At the end of a year long project on a 99 419 Fastech, I know you guys have probably done several in the past. I have one fresh new motor, 2 with top end jobs on 500 EFI's, all dyno at 514-17 at 5400, all running great, as always looking for a little more on the top end for the beast. Currently running 30P Bravo 4 blades getting about 78 mph @ 5100. Do you think there is a better prop setup for that boat??

312fastech,

Your current number do suggest a slip% that is higher than desired.
As far as a better propeller selection. That determination depends on your goal. It looks like speed is your main objective?

The Bravo 1 propellers you have are arguably the best "all around" stern drive propeller made. I have been using them stock and modifying them since their inception. They are so good that other company's have copied them almost to a T. As long as 10 years ago to as recent as 2 years ago you will find copies of this propeller. I'm talking exact blade area and pitch progression copies with slight diameter and cup adjustments to be able to call the props their own. I guess copying a propeller is about the best compliment your prop can get! The point is, we can adjust your Bravo 1 to help decrease the slip % you have and increase the rpm you need. That would be option number 1.

The second option would be to test 5 blade propellers form Mercury, Hydromotive or Turbo that we have in our test program.

Once we talk about your goals, we can discuss all the options. We can also talk about weight distribution, "X" dimension, planning etc.

Call when you can.

Brett