Propellers and sterngear

Midnight Blue · Post by **Midnight Blue** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 12:35 pm

Could I enlist the help please of all boat owners.
I am doing some work for the FOC magazine on this topic; I am doing a straw poll and I need some feedback from boat owners.
Can you please let me know if you have used Hamble Propellers (near the River Hamble strangely enough) for work on your props or for that matter anything else, say over the last 5 or so years. No other comment required. Its to do with effectiveness of advertising in the magazine. If you prefer send me an email at paul_patenall@hotmail.com
Thank you
Paul

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 8:59 pm

I've used them, in fact I have never used anyone else.

Scott Pett · Post by **Scott Pett** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 10:10 pm

I've had various jobs done by them over the years, but via AVB.

S

robin3boats · Post by **robin3boats** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:38 pm

I had my old props repaired and then a new pair made to AVB specs.
Good friendly service
Robin

Jonathan Napier · Post by **Jonathan Napier** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 2:47 pm

I hear they can make props that are good for 44.7 knots!

robin3boats · Post by **robin3boats** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 7:26 pm

If youve got 800 hp!

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:20 am

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Robin! That's a dreadful thing to say....it was nearer to 1000hp.

Jonathan Napier · Post by **Jonathan Napier** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 12:25 pm

I don't know if you know their background Paul, but if I remember rightly they came out of the ashes of the original Hamble propellors. HP were bought out by Teignbridge some years ago and Paul and Ted were left behind. They started small and have since grown to quite a big market share now. Ted draws them and Paul bashes them! When we hit the rock in RB they repaired 2 mangled(and I mean mangled!) props in double quick time. I dropped them off after lunch and had them back the following morning (with one brand new shaft) in time for the early flight from Eastleigh to Inverness. Fitted them about 4am and racing by 8am!.
Can't recommend them enough
cheers Jonathan

protector · Post by **protector** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:44 pm

I've only ever used them. Am about to do so again.

Best

Peter

osu700 · Post by **osu700** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 9:18 pm

I have used them on several occasions and they have always been brilliant. I think that the last time I sent my prop to them I wrote on it something like "Oh no here we go again..."

Gordon Currey · Post by **Gordon Currey** » Tue May 21, 2013 9:50 am

Their extreame knowledge goes right back to the 1930's, Hubert Scott Paine and all that, also Miss England etc. Today these are the kids.!!

Power Propeller Company made all the props for Fairey in the late 1950's & 1960's also a few Columbine Props came over(USA) but these where a bit old fashioned with clover leaf shaped blades, but OK at 22 kts.
Finch of PP & Co started off in his back garden, but Mrs Finch complained about the noise so he had the factory at Woolston. etc etc but all this is another story.

We got 'Fairey Fast One' Huntsman 28 up to 49.8 kts, AVB's effort only went 38 kts. The current Hamble Propellor boys made a set which we chromed for fun and she almost made 50 kts easily. (crusing at 47kts) Huntsman 909 was some 10kts slower than this. The curve should be a straight line.