No. Hang around the slips for awhile and there will be so much BS about propspeed. It's about $450 a prop here.
One of the guys down here uses Lanolin Grease on the prop of his Doven 30 and said it keeps it clean
I think that he heats the prop first befor applying it
Cant guarantee it works but for the cost it might be worth a try
Regards Don
Select to expand quoteRamona said..
No. Hang around the slips for awhile and there will be so much BS about propspeed. It's about $450 a prop here.
They wont be getting $450 from me 
Ive just paint anti foul last time that6s all I had
It cost me $100 to get my new prop Propspeeded? at the Quays but I think I got it a bit cheaper because I didn't kick up a fuss when they postponed me for a week. I won't know how it's performed until I slip the boat in October.
i had propspeed done last haul out and ran the prop weekly. wasn't that impressed with it so gave up making sure I got to the boat every week to run it. hard AF next time i think. or that lanolin grease sounds interesting.
I have had prop speed on both my yachts for the past 3-4 years, swear by it for where I live, if I don't use the boat for a month a quick run and the prop is good as new, saying that the commercial fisherman here have mixed reviews. Not too expensive as they just use leftovers from a big job :)
Had my prop done with prop speed 3 days ago at Boat works $140.00. Great product as long as boat is used regular.
Select to expand quoteJode5 said..
Had my prop done with prop speed 3 days ago at Boat works $140.00. Great product as long as boat is used regular.
Thats not a bad price Jode5
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i had propspeed done last haul out and ran the prop weekly. wasn't that impressed with it so gave up making sure I got to the boat every week to run it. hard AF next time i think. or that lanolin grease sounds interesting.
I retract this comment. I dived the hull today and the prop was the same as it was a few months ago - just a few little worm tracks or whatever on it. I had assumed this was the start of growth but it doesn't seem to have progressed.
Don't bother with the Lanolin. Stove black used to be the go too, same routine, heat the prop and apply but for safety reasons all the good stuff has been removed from the product.
I have propspeed on mine and didn't turn it over foe about 3 months while I was working on the boat. The prop ended up so fouled with barnacles that it couldnt even move the boat of the marina. Moral of the story, run it at least once a week.
I will first add a rider to my post that I have a commercial interest in the development of a second generation product similar to propspeed and peller clean.
Product under trial at present.
it should be noted that these products are Not antifouling products as such as they contain no biocides. The mechanism by which they work is by providing a non stick finish. Stuff will still grow on the surface but does not stick and washes off under prop use or by diving and wiping with a soft cloth or sponge. Not a scorer as this will damage the soft silicon surface. If the surface is not cleaned regularly it is possible for barnacles to sink their teeth into the surface and when scraped off damage the finish.
A well applied product maintained by diving should last for two years.
At a shipyard in Cairns they use a silicone based epoxy (i think) on Armidale class patrol boats, some gulf trawlers & high end white boat tenders. Black & slippery, barneys still nest on it but slide right off when it's running. Lasts a few years but dear af apparently. Will find out what it's called...
Sorry, exactly what frant says. Same kind of stuff by the sounds... If you aren't diving your prop regularly, you either don't live in the far north or are neglecting a crucial bit of gear lol
So Frant and Wildflag, how much pressure to use with a sponge on the prop? I'm concerned I may rub too much off. Same question for ablative AF actually.
They use this stuff on hulls as well but on boats that are run frequently, Armidales cruise around for months at 20kts and nothing sticks, might be a different outcome if you don't do over 6kts. I've only seen it trialled on trawler props & navy boats, looks good. Big reef tour cats starting to use it, fortnightly hull scrubbing is the norm. None use biocide anti fouling, so they can call themselves Eco....
Dr Rog, this stuff doesn't scrub off as such, but if you dull the surface with a scourer, critters will take route. Pair of gloves & a chux cloth unless you can spool up your prop to 1000rpm every week or 2, watched 2 inch oysters just slide right off a trawler prop between seasons on a bollard pull. Propspeed a good product for high speed commercial boats, found it pretty useless and expensive on little used slow boats. Hard af and a regular inspection probably best. I'm a fitter, not a painter, all my af fell off... But I've got a snorkel...
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Dr Rog, this stuff doesn't scrub off as such, but if you dull the surface with a scourer, critters will take route. Pair of gloves & a chux cloth unless you can spool up your prop to 1000rpm every week or 2, watched 2 inch oysters just slide right off a trawler prop between seasons on a bollard pull. Propspeed a good product for high speed commercial boats, found it pretty useless and expensive on little used slow boats. Hard af and a regular inspection probably best. I'm a fitter, not a painter, all my af fell off... But I've got a snorkel...
Cheers.
I was impressed with Propspeed enough that I would pay $100 - $150 to have it applied. Not impressed with it enough to pay the nearly $800 it was costing me to have applied to my cruiser (twin dual props).
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I was impressed with Propspeed enough that I would pay $100 - $150 to have it applied. Not impressed with it enough to pay the nearly $800 it was costing me to have applied to my cruiser (twin dual props).
It's obviously not the cost the product but rather how much someone thinks they can get away with charging. To have variances of $350 for only one prop suggests that there are still pirates in these waters.
