Propeller & Running Gear

Why Propeller Cleaning is Critical

Your propeller effectively dictates your vessel's entire efficiency. When calcium carbonate (from barnacles and tube worms) attaches to the bronze or nibral blades of your propeller, it drastically alters the pitch and hydrodynamic flow. This leads to heavy cavitation, extreme engine load, and severe vibration that travels up the shaft and damages your cutlass bearing or transmission.

We provide specific, highly detailed scraping and polishing of all underwater bare metal to keep the vibration completely eliminated and your RPMs maxed out.

What We Service

• Propellers & Shafts

  Hand-scraped and polished using specific abrasives that will not diminish or scratch the protective finish of your heavy bronze props.

• Trim Tabs

  Removal of hard growth from the tabs and protective cleaning around the hydraulic actuators to prevent seal damage.

• Rudders & Struts

  Complete clearing of marine fouling to ensure smooth, highly-responsive steering without drag.

• Bow & Stern Thrusters

  Delicate scraping inside the thruster tubes and on the composite blades to restore thrust power for docking.