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Fort Lauderdale Boat Show this weekend.... Come visit us and hang out Saturday and Sunday at Booth 1225 at the Bahia Mar location. All boat show orders over $100.00 will save an extra 5% off our industry leading low prices. We look forward to see everyone out there at the best boat show in the land
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ReadyCleat® is a portable instant cleat that is used as an insert to the rod holder, when a fender is required for docking and no permanent cleat is available along the beam in the cockpit of a boat. ReadyCleat® is inserted into any standard size rod holder, up to 9.5 " in depth, providing an instant fender cleat ready for action. Made from high-impact lexan GF to withstand the harsh marine environment, and a one-piece construction with no breakable parts.
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For the cruiser over 30', the 3-blade MP propeller has the blade area to get the job done. The thrust provided not only produces cruising performance when the sails are down, but also offers excellent maneuverability while docking.
Our 2-blade and 3-blade fixed pitch propeller series for sailboats are available in diameters of 10" - 24", in a wide range of pitch. Custom sizes are also possible. The typical material is Manganese Bronze Michalloy K, although NiBrAl Michalloy XX (Nickel, Bronze, Aluminum) material is also available.
0.53 E.A.R.
Diameter range: 9" - 18"
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The M-500 is selected by many operators for new boat construction, repowers, and upgrading of propellers. The excellent design and increased blade area provides superior and higher performance without increasing propeller diameter, which may be impossible to due to clearance or tip speed consideration.
The M-500 is the top choice on installations where heavy vee-struts, dead wood, or other hull appendages are agitating the water flow to the propeller. In addition, the M-500 is the choice where vibration caused by resonance is a problem. The blade design reduces vibration caused by the propeller, achieving smoother and quiet cruising.
Available in NiBrAl (Nickel, Bronze, Aluminum) & Manganese Bronze.
0.86 E.A.R.
Diameter range: 22" - 44"
Pitch range: 0.75-1.3 dia/pitch ratio
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The Dyna-Quad design is as popular as the three blade Dyna-Jet, but generally suggested for vessels larger than 40' requiring greater blade area due to the added weight and thrust requirements. The four blade gives extreme smoothness, superb manueverability, plus the speed and "dig" of a three blade. This is also an excellent choice for the performance minded commercial boat operators.
0.69 E.A.R.
Diameter range: 17" - 46"
Pitch range: 0.7-1.1 dia/pitch ratio
The Dyna-Quad starts at $565.00, and is one of the best props out there.
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The Hung Shen EP-4B is a 4 blade propeller of exceptional quality. This Hung Shen propeller is designed for optimal efficiency. This type of propeller has high damage resistance due to the thicker leading edge. They are widely used by pilot boats, general pleasure crafts, police launchers, patrol boats, and similar vessels.
In addition, the Hung Shen EP-4B provides relatively low vibration lowers due to the 4 blade, and is highly suitable for high performance pleasure crafts.
The Hung Shen EP-4B starts at $502.00, and is a great propeller.
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Suppressing corrosion with sacrificial anodes of zinc
Zinc anodes of various shapes and sizes are used on boats to protect other metals from galvanic corrosion. Dissimilar metals suspended in an electrolyte such as seawater form an electric cell when they’re connected by a conductor, and galvanic corrosion eats away the anode—the active electrode— which is the less “noble” metal.
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In fact, zinc is one of the least noble metals of all and readily sacrifices itself to protect important structural components made of bronze, copper, and steel, such as propellers, shafts, and through-hull fittings.Zincs installed on the hull or inside the engine should always meet military specifications or better. The standard is Mil-A-18001 J, but if the final letter is higher, it’s better. If your zincs are of lesser grade, they might fail to give the much-needed protection.Never paint over zincs on the hull—not even with copper-loaded antifouling paint—or you will destroy much of their efficiency. Replace them every year, at least. If they’re doing a proper job, they should be at least half eaten away in 12 months; if they’re not, make sure they’re well connected to the metal they’re supposed to protect, either by direct physical contact or by establishing contact with a copper wire.
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Source: Boating Encyclopedia. The Practical Encyclopedia of Boating. Copyright © 2003, 1994, 1989, 1984, 1978, 1976, 1974 byMcGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved
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