Recommendations for prop repair?

[Murv]

Long story short, but I've trashed my prop.
There appear to be a lot of companies offering repair, any recommendations?
Standard alloy prop for Volvo 270 16X21

 

[SEARANGER ANCASTER]

Long story short, but I've trashed my prop.
There appear to be a lot of companies offering repair, any recommendations?
Standard alloy prop for Volvo 270 16X21

steel developments

 

[oldgit]

Long story short, but I've trashed my prop.
There appear to be a lot of companies offering repair, any recommendations?
Standard alloy prop for Volvo 270 16X21

+ 1.


My My...... you are having fun.
Was that you we saw going under Medway Bridge on Sunday ?

 

[Murv]

Thanks very much, I shall book that now

Yes, it probably was us, we were out Sunday. Lovely day for it too, before the storm moved in!

 

[johng39]

Clements Marine

 

[Murv]

Thanks John, I have booked and paid for it now with Steel Developments

 

[johng39]

Thanks John, I have booked and paid for it now with Steel Developments

No problem.

 

[lynall]

Guy in Chatham dockyard came highly recommended, much cheaper than steel d as no p+p involved, was told 40 quid is average price
Invicta Marine Ltd 01634 830689
On the flip side I did buy a new one from steel b and the hub and Ive managed to bend that at least twice so far!
Ive just straightened it again and its ready to be swapped with the fitted bent one when the weather gets better, but this one Im sure is bent much worse so will go to the guy in Chatham.

 

[Murv]

Thanks Lyall, I've ordered the repair from SD now but will try Chatham in the very unlikely (ha!) event of me needing another repair soon.
I've done more than bent it, bent it and broken bits off!
Hopefully the prop absorbed all the stresses and not the shiny new outdrive...

 

[rafiki_]

Another recommendation for Steel Dev. I have always dropped off and collected when in the area. They give great advice too.

 

[Scubadoo]

I get a good service and price from streamlined propellers, I have also used steel developments in the past and they are good too.

http://www.streamlinedpropellers.co.uk/ (located in Aldershot Hampshire).

 

[rosssavage]

And when SD call you to say they can't fix it cos it's too trashed, but they can very generously sell you a new one at full RRP, call http://www.tnorrismarine.co.uk/ (just up the road from SD) and they'll actually fix the bent one for you.

Not connected, just disappointing experience from SD, subsequently resolved by Mr Norris.

 

[johng39]

Guy in Chatham dockyard came highly recommended, much cheaper than steel d as no p+p involved, was told 40 quid is average price
Invicta Marine Ltd 01634 830689
On the flip side I did buy a new one from steel b and the hub and Ive managed to bend that at least twice so far!
Ive just straightened it again and its ready to be swapped with the fitted bent one when the weather gets better, but this one Im sure is bent much worse so will go to the guy in Chatham.

£40 per hour would be cheap for a prop repair, let alone £40.00. It depends on what you are looking for and the size of props.I use Clements Marine not because of price, because they are actually expensive IMHO, but the quality is second to none. They give you a graph showing the pitch at each point on the prop and how perfect the prop is when they have worked on it. The cupping is maintained perfectly, but in fairness for 2 bronze props I have never received change from between £300 & £500 based on the damage (£65 per hour).

A friend of mine took a very bent prop to another company mentioned on here and they basically screwed it up, Clements bought it back from the dead (much like another story on here) as the company in question tried to straighten the blades rather than maintain the cup.

Obviously I cannot mention who it was.

 

[Floating Preferably]

Ditto to Rafiki, a great bit of advice given by Steel Dev's late Lance Harwood was ' Paul stop mucking about in shallow water and you will reduce your prop repair bills!' Sound advice.