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 w...
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BBLADES New BLASTER Propeller For High-Performance Outboards
First propeller in company's new line is "natural progression"
BBLADES Professional Propellers is launching its new, proprietary line of propellers with the BBLADES 'Blaster,' a full-on, 4-blade, over-hub exhaust high-performance outboard prop designed for a wide variety of applications from a single-engine padded V-bottom to multi-motored air-entrapment cats.
The BBLADES 'Blaster" starts as a solid, one-piece casting of 98-percent virgin stainless steel, poured in the USA and then lab-finished; cut, shaped, honed and rubbed to a Satin Brush Race Finish in BBLADES' Princeton, Wisconsin prop shop.
The 'Blaster' is a "clopper-style...
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Bblades Offers One-Of-A-Kind Hering Offshore Cleaver Test Program
Industry's ONLY #6 drive-style cleaver prop demo offers "try before you buy" for performance boaters
High-Performance boaters spinning offshore cleaver-style propellers can now "try before you buy" through BBLADES Professional Propellers EXCLUSIVE "BBLADES Hering Offshore Cleaver Demo Program," the marine industry's ONLY demo prop program for propellers used on surface drives and high-performance sterndrives.
The BBLADES Hering Offshore Cleaver Demo Program is a direct result of customer demand and the success of the company's six-year old demo program covering its entire line of propeller offerings. Both demo deals are designed to m...
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Bblades BSafe Propeller Lock Debuts At Miama Boat Show
Sleek, safe, secure protection for your propeller investment!
BBLADES Professional Propellers is introducing a revolutionary new propeller lock during the Miami International Boat Show February 10 -15 that offers boaters a better design, better materials, better theft protection and better "bling" for any brand of propeller on any brand of outboard or sterndrive.
The BBLADES BSAFE Propeller Lock offers unparallel prop protection through a recessed lock device that is inaccessible to would-be thieves. The locking prop nut is shielded by a stylish, hydrodynamic cone that is secured to the prop hub assembly with an additional locking m...
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Make A New Year's Resolution For Peak Prop Performance
Boater's can start the New Year right by having their propellers repaired or improved and save money at the same time through a special offer from BBLADES Professional Propellers.
From January 1 through February 28, 2010 the highly-skilled technicians at BBLADES will renovate and restore banged-up blades to like-new condition, or custom tweak extra performance from a prop through "Lab Finishing" at a discounted hourly rate of just $80.00.
BBLADES can perform magic on almost any propeller- aluminum or stainless steel - from any manufacturer. By taking advantage of the slower winter months, boaters can have their props prepped and ready t...
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Bblades Wades Into The Waters Of Powerboat P1
Team SW1 Capital is company's first boat in international offshore V-bottom series
No strangers to the international market or boat racing of any stripe, BBLADES Professional Propellers has taken its first foray into the Powerboat P1 World Championship, through a sponsorship agreement with England-based Team SW1 Capital, with an impressive win at the Scandinavian Grand Prix of the Sea.
While BBLADES propellers can be found on race and pleasure boats around the world, in just about every race series that exists, this is the Wisconsin company's first partnering with a Powerboat P1 team.
Team SW1 Capital, which is making its first full-...
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BBlades Now Offers Acme Propellers
Expands propeller lines to include Nibral ski boat, luxury cruisers and sport fishing yachts
BBLADES Professional Propellers has announced the addition of the Acme Propeller line to its offerings, expanding its product line to include ski, tow, and wake boat propellers as well as wheels for the larger, usually diesel-powered luxury cruiser and sport fishing yacht applications.
Michigan-based Acme boasts 75 years of design and manufacturing experience with its own foundry and state-of-the-art CNC machining facilities which produces certified castings, components and assemblies to exacting specifications and standards, including military ...
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Save At The Pump With The Right Propeller Set-Up
BBLADES Offers Tips for Maximizing Fuel Efficiency
With Memorial Day behind us come gas prices creeping up as the vacation and boating season begin, but one way to beat rising fuel costs is the right propeller and the right boat set-up according to the experts at BBLADES Professional Propellers.
With nearly 50 years of combined propeller know-how, the pros at BBLADES can help squeeze efficiency from a hull and drive combination that will help boaters achieve the maximum fuel efficiency for a particular set of performance goals.
Obviously, if flat-out top speed is what one desires, "fuel efficiency" becomes a relative term, but there ...
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BBlades Introduces new Concept In VI-Drive Spacer Kits
Princeton, Wisc. -- Discriminating performance boaters have new options for dialing-in their SSM VI-Drive-powered boats; six new options, to be precise, thanks to a revolutionary new concept in VI-Drive spacers from BBlades Professional Propellers.
BBlades is the only manufacturer offering SSM VI-Drive spacers in quarter-inch increments, ranging from ¼-inch to 3-inches. All other manufacturers only offer spacers in half-inch increments. "While a quarter-of-an-inch may not sound like much to the uninformed, an experienced boat rigger knows that each boat and each boat set-up is different," says Brett Anderson of BBlades. "As a result, ...
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BBlades Offers One-Of-A-Kind Propeller Test Program
Best in the industry demo offer lets boaters "try before you buy".
With the onset of spring, BBLADES Professional Propellers is reminding boaters to take early advantage of the most unique and successful propeller testing program in the marine industry, which minimizes the guess work and assures finding the right prop for any boat at minimal expense.
Even after lengthy consulting sessions, the most knowledgeable boaters and prop shops can't guarantee the outcome of propeller theory on a given boat, and the BBLADES Demo Program allows for the testing before purchase to assure theory becomes reality.
BBLADES allows boaters 15 days to ...
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BBlades New Propskin Provides Propeller Protection
With the New Year, BBLADES Professional Propellers is offering a new and revolutionary way for boaters to protect their propellers from dings, dents and curious onlookers while in transit, storage or at the boat ramp.
The BBLADES Propskin is both flexible and durable, made of quarter-inch thick neoprene that is fully laminated with tough polyester fiber and constructed with adhesive reinforced stitching for added strength. Think of it as a wetsuit for your propeller. As a result, the BBLADES Propskin can be used in the water while anchored or beached for added protection during any in-water activity. There are even two grommets for drain...
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