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BBLADES Winter Tune–Up Special

If you’re looking for a New Year’s Resolution that is easy to keep, vow to have your favorite propeller fit and at its best for the 2017 boating season with the BBLADES Winter Tune-Up Special.

For the months of January and February, BBLADES will inspect and repair your stainless steel wheel, perform lab finishing to customize the performance of your prop, or modify any new propeller purchased for just $85 an hour.

Normal use of a prop can produce dings, dents and cracks you aren’t even aware of until they affect the performance of your boat.

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 until February 28th for a special price!




No matter who manufactured your propeller, BBLADES can perform whatever work you require. If you need to replace a prop, we offer competitive pricing on props from Mercury, Hering, Hydromotive, Acme and Turbo, not to mention our own line of BBLADES propellers.

Not sure what prop is best for your boat? BBLADES offers the absolute best propeller testing program out there. Outboard or sterndrive, BBLADES has demo props available to test for a small fee.

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 and Turbo; and the most comprehensive propeller testing program in the marine industry.



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I have got to remember to send you my Maximus prop to see if you can make it a little more Daytona friendly.
What is the typical cost for labbing and cutting diameter on a Maximus?
Easiest way to remember is to have your shipper mail me a shipping label. ( I know you get shipping cheaper than I can get )
You have my address.
I will ship you the prop as soon as I get it.
Can you do this?

Tinkerer,

Please call us at your convenience and we can make what arrangements that are necessary.
Thank you,
Brettt

Whats the cost to lab a pair of Bravo I 30P? Also looking for price to polish and balance a BI 28P?

I think BBlades charges an hour per blade for custom labbing.

Hey Brett,
Finally got a chance to get to the boat shed.....I think I have a problem
45' Wellcraft Excalibur
22,500 lbs
2:1 B III
640 @ 5100
690@ 4100
boat now runs 41-43 @ 4000- 53-54@ 5050
I tried a set of 26's just to see the difference, boat went slower at more RPM and didn't carry the bow, was bow steering something awful.
These props were trued by Hale in OS no tweaks, just matched and made true 28's.
They were not in great condition when I bought them, they were burning much worse than this.

The cost to Lab a B1 during the special is $340. We have a lead time of about 2.5 weeks.

Thank you,
Brett

Ok,
I guess the major problem with the props is the breakage. Can't quite tell with the photo but looks non repairable.
If you were comparing the 26's to the 28's, the 26's should run slower at any given rpm and should turn up to a higher rpm. As far as the bow lift is concerned, I'd need to see the props.
Are you in a situation of needing more B3 props? I believe we have some reconditioned props on our website.
Call me anytime and we discuss the options.

Brett

How much are your P5-X's? Pair of 30p labbed.

$1559.95 per propeller Labbed to your custom needs. Also includes a free adjustment if needed.

Thank you,
Brett

Thanks Brett, on researching I seen a previous post of yours stating they work very well in box form. So instead of labbing a 30 should I just get unlabbed 29's from you? RPM's should be about same correct? Boat is 388 hustler. It has 1.36 gear. Running 31p P5x now at only 5000-5100rpm 95GPS. Need to get around 5500-5600. Adding another 1-1.5psi boost as well.

The P5X propellers do respond to Lab Finishing. However they do not respond as well as some other castings do. Going down 2 inches of pitch will get you to your 5400-5500 rpm range. It will also get you there quicker, ET wise. But, it will not get you the added top speed.

Use our test program to determine the best option for the boat. We currently have low pitches as well as 29's, 31's, 32's 33's and more in the test program.

Most important. And this is for everybody. Do your engine upgrades, your "X" dimension upgrades (or in many cases down grades), your weight distribution changes before you try to dial in your propellers. Propellers are last. Propellers put the rubber to the road. Without having all the prior pieces in place, you waste time and money.

Call me anytime and we can offer information to aid in your set up.

Brett

Even if you gain HP with the added RPM? No speed gain? So I should just have my 31's sent to you and have them labbed then? And stay 30-40HP below peak

You are trading rpm for forward travel by going down in pitch. The HP you have in that rpm range can only pull a certain pitch to a certain rpm. If you go down in pitch you go up in rpm but the forward travel is less due to the smaller pitch and you have a wash. This happens when you are in the recommended WOT rpm range for any given engine.
Now, if you are below the recommended WOT range, going down in pitch could actually add speed because you can pull more than just the 200 rpm per inch of pitch. This would determined by the HP curve.
So, Labbing a propeller to maintain it's pitch but blueprinting it to spin easier and faster can give a little more rpm and therefore the speed follows.
I hope that makes sense...........

Maintaining efficiency while Labbing P5X's only allows for a 100-200 rpm gain. Otherwise slip % can grow.
30's might be the better choice.
Testing stock castings back to back will answer the question.

Brett

Remember, the winter special ends February 28th.

Thank you,
Brett

Only 3 weeks remain for the winter special savings.
Now's the time to get things done before the season gets under way!

Brett would you be able to get a Maximus or p5x to give my 25 outlaw bow lift with the propshaft 2.25" below bottom on 12" extension box? Do you think I could run a bravo 1 3.25" below bottom with ext box? 775hp Whipple Merc 525 for reference. Thanks

The best way to answer that is to say yes, we can get you bow lift. By that I mean, we can greatly improve the current trim reaction of either prop.
However, we can not get as much bow lift out of the 2 props mentioned as we could get out of a 3 blade Mirage +.
As far as the Bravo 1 is concerned, these casting respond well to the mods we do for trim reaction.
With all these props the trick is the correct reduced diameter and the correct tip bends with precise cupping i the correct radius's.
But, we do these types of adjustments all the time.

As far as your x dimension is concerned. You talking rather aggressive for your hull. I know we can improve the performance especially in the mid and upper rpm ranges. Planing will be your concern.
Each application is a little different.
We had a 105 25 footer once with 1000 HP level with the bottom. Built him a Maximus. It was still a little of a bear to get on plane but hooked up well and carried great at top speeds. However, mid and low speeds were poor with a porpoise issue.

Test the stock props first to determine the correct Labbing recipe.

Brett

That's good to hear. With the scx lower I will most likely be running, I'd like to get as much of it as possible out of the water. If things don't work out at 2.25" below I could drop it down to 4.25" where I was able to get 6-8% slip with a 26p LH bravo 1 on a standard dwp lower (behind the 496ho) last season.

So then I just need a starting point. I have a 28 bravo 1 labbed by you guys, will that be enough pitch and blades going up to 2.25"? I would like to be around 5600rpm with this motor. I was at 4650+/- with the LH 26 B1 and the 496ho 4.25" below the bottom. Thanks

Brett, Shipping out to you tomorrow pair of 32 Maximus, paperwork included and filled out on your website today.

May not be enough pitch. You'll have to let us know what you determine.
We have a new larger diameter 4 blade we just released. It is called the 4-SPEED. It could be the ticket with your higher X dimension.

Brett.

Thanks Rob.

We'll look for them.

Brett

I saw that, sounds like a killer. I'll be giving you a call come spring. Thanks for the help.

There is still time to get in on the winter special. Get your propellers to BBLADES before the end of the month to save.
Let our team with 90 years of combined experience service your propellers the correct way.
We also off unrivaled personal consulting you just don't get from other prop shops.

Dam It
Forgot to send them out before I left the country for the last two week of February. Whats the non special price to clean up my LH RH 4 blade hydromotives?

It is really tough to quote a price without seeing the props.
It could be $50 or $300. You could send me a photo at [email protected]
and I can give you a accurate estimate through email.

Thank you,
Brett