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Maximizing Performance.

The trend in sport fishing boats has been toward lighter, faster and larger vessels. Each year the engines manufacturers offer higher horse power packages and new stronger, lighter weight materials come into the market which allow yacht builders to produce faster vessels. This trend has created an enormous demand for high tech. efficient propellers. We design custom propellers for an individual boat based upon the horse power, gear reduction, hull configuration and weight. Rarely are two boats exactly the same because equipment options and their placement within the vessel may differ.
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Company Profile.

How it all began... In 1996 Herb Jarrett was experiencing performance problems with his new power boat. After several unsatisfactory and costly repairs the true cause was identified as a propeller problem. A new prop shop had just opened using a computer based system called Prop Scan that was developed in Australia. They evaluated his propellers and performance tuned them. When Herb did a sea trial the boat had never run as smooth or as fast. When he went to the prop shop to personally thank Mark he met the inventor of Prop Scan. After several weeks researching the propeller industry Herb went to Australia where he attended an intensive two week training course, followed by two weeks of on the job training at Performance Propellers, Inc.Upon returning to the U.S. he moved to his native state and founded Treasure Coast Propellers in Stuart, Florida. With the assistance and support of Tom Chamberlain, Richard Garlington, John Vance, Mark Willis and Mike Rybovich, the company's primary focus evolved toward custom sport fishing yachts. Over the past few years Treasure Coast Propellers has been involved in the design of custom propellers on some of the worlds finest sport fishing yachts. Our customer list reads like the who's who of the fishing community.

Our Vision.

Let us help you improve, speed, fuel economy & vibration... Most boat owners would like for their boats to have more speed, better fuel economy, and less vibration. Chances are good that improvements can be made in all three of these areas when the boat's propellers are properly tuned. The two most important measures of a propeller's effectiveness are its camber and pitch. When these are not right, performance will suffer. Your boat will use more fuel because of wasted shaft horsepower. Pitch and camber inconsistencies can also lead to cavitation and premature blade failure. Plus it is the main cause of boat vibrations. All of which means your boat is not performing to its potential.

Services

Our Services.

Computer Based Propeller System

At Treasure Coast Propellers, Inc., we use Prop Scan, the latest computer-based propeller measuring system to performance tune and repair your propeller. Your propeller will be measured using the international standard organization's (I.S.O. 484/2) standard and an accurate profile or blueprint will be stored in our computer for future repairs and tuning. Prop Scan measures propeller pitch to 1/1000th of an inch. With Prop Scan, we calculate pitch for every degree of rotation over a minimum of four radii on each blade. This allows us to accurately profile and create a computer image of the surface of the propeller blade. By profiling the surface of the blade we are able to identify those areas that are out of tolerance and correct them. Using the Prop Scan model, these modifications can be made accurately and efficiently with less metal fatigue than with conventional methods. A history of your propeller is saved in our computer so given accurate performance data we can make further performance improvements on future tunings. We can also replace a lost or seriously damaged propeller with an exact duplicate. With each propeller we tune you will receive an ISO class report documenting the pitch and class of the propeller. This report is recognized throughout the world as proof of the accuracy of the propeller. We computer balance all propellers using A Dynamics Research Corporations model 602 high speed balancer.

What Are The Advantages?

What are the advantages of custom propellers? • Reduction in noise / vibration • Improved fuel economy • Increase speedHow are they manufactured?The design blade geometry surfaces are reproduced accurately by NC machining, dynamically balanced and then scanned to certify Class S tolerances.How are they designed?The specifications for the boat are entered into several proven hydrodynamic analysis programs for high performance low cavitation propellers and the results analyzed by experienced propeller experts.
Prop Press 360

Prop Press 360.

Treasure Coast first to use the Prop Press 360 In March of 2010 Treasure Coast Propellers became the first prop shop on the eastern seaboard to purchase the state-of-the-art Prop Press 360, a new technologically advanced machine using hydraulics, rams and computers to manipulate propeller blades. Treasure Coast Propellers President Herb Jarrett stated, "The purchase of the Prop Press 360 has many benefits to our company including reducing the physical demands on our personnel, allowing us to repair props that otherwise could be determined unrepairable and also decreasing the stress and trauma to propellers being repaired by conventional methods." The new Prop Press 360 can handle props up to 40 inches. "We have already repaired a few wheels that we would never have attempted without this machine, I wish I 'd had this machine a long time ago," says Jarrett.

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Custom Propellers

PropSmith.
We recommend the PropSmith propeller installation and removal tool, which applies even pressure to the hub directly up the shaft taper without touching the blades.

Veem Engineering.
Treasure Coast Propeller is a VEEM factory authorized sales and repair facility. We are required by VEEM to purchase their VEEM Scan software and calibration artifact to insure that our repairs are accurate and consistent with the original VEEM designs. VEEM propellers are very complex as they have variable camber and pitch distribution and would be difficult if not impossible to repair without this equipment and information. The VEEM warranty clearly states that if an unauthorized facility repairs or modifies their props the warranty is void. Veem Engineering is located in Australia has been a leader in the development of custom propellers and has a significant market share of the U.S. market. INTERCEPTOR prop design allows the adjustment of pitch and engine rpm by simply changing a special wedge-shaped plastic strip that locks into a machined groove in the trailing edge of the prop. Interceptor props are fully NC machined and extremely accurate propellers. This innovation allows us to adjust the pitch without modifying the original design of the propeller, thus eliminating metal fatigue which shortens the life of the propeller.

Austral Propeller Co.
Austral Propellers is an Australian company dedicated solely to the manufacture of quality marine propellers for all types of inboard installations.

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At Treasure Coast Propellers, we love to brag about our clients, please email us photos of your props, boat, crew and fishing adventures so we can include them in our photo gallery. Email us your photos and your story, we'll be sure to give your pretty work a little time in the spotlight!

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Office:

3141 Southeast Slater Street

Stuart, FL 34997

Toll Free: 1-888-245-7767

Main: 1-772-219-0881

Fax: 1-772-219-0882

Skype: tcpropellers

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