Sharrow prop anyone seen this

GMSLITHO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO862lWuBdE&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0hbFbBwXKFiMJKtL5_miDaHQ3RgTnC5nw9EUnaomcsGcNN4PXR1oe_G6M

aero3113

WoW, very interesting. Too bad their not available for recreational boats yet.

http://www.sharrowengineering.com/#sales-section

Dream_Inn

Interesting video.  Love to see how it is on larger cruiser boats as well (sounds like it works well on all styles).  Let me try it out for a day & if it is that much better, I'd buy them immediately.

LaRea

Promising.  Let's see how they perform if and when they start reaching the recreational fleet.  

I wouldn't be surprised if they license the design to one of the big manufacturers.  Not everybody would want to gear up for mass production at that scale.  

Glassguy54

BoatTest.com just did an article on this. Seems as if they are going to start offering to the recreational market. Very impressive test results/numbers. BoatTest testers were very rigorous and thorough.

mattie

That is cool! 

Hope the product makes it to market. Hopefully a duoprop design in the works too.

Lake_Bum

Who noticed that the boat behind him at the dock, was a Rinker?   

Can't wait to see, if these props become available in a dual prop setup like the Bravo3! 

zaverin1

D river baby
thats Keans Marina 

JimGuy341

Maybe we could dump the whole dual prop set up?  Next test boat should be a Rinker 290ec with B3. 

Stodge

Looks like I'm on the slow email list for reviews.  Just got this today.  

https://boattest.com/Sharrow-Engineering-Propeller

Willhound

@Stodge you're not late, you probably just missed it the first time around. I find they quite often repost their stories and reviews. I remember seeing it a few months ago and the I got it again today too.

69fastback

That’s pretty impressive. Wonder what the cost will be?  With that drastic of fuel savings, it could be worth it. 

J3ff

i heard north of 5k for us with b3's

aero3113

WoW, I was hoping these would be reasonable.
Starting at $9,000 for stainless 😳. We would be spending over $30K for Twin Bravo 3’s!!

https://www.sharrowmarine.com/store

LaRea

Like I said, it will take a while for this technology to trickle down into the rec boat market.  

69fastback

Wowzers

Willhound

Obviously cost is a factor with these. Apparently they've found a way to cast them in stainless rather than start with a huge chunk of stainless and a 5 axis CNC machine. Cheaper but not yet known by how much. 
https://boattest.com/article/sharrow-propellers-be-mass-produced

Aqua_Aura

It would nice nice to see a sided by side comparison of this and the Hill Marine props on the same boats. Probably won't happen though and it will be forever before someone gets to really try these Sharrow props. 

Willhound

And you'd have to look at the cost versus  performance gain. The Hill's aren't cheap but even with mass production if the Sharrow's are a lot more.....will it matter to the average boater?

Lake_Bum

Does Hill Marine make props that aren't for Bravo3 dual setups?  The Sharrow props are only for single prop application if I remember correctly....

aero3113

@Lake_Bum , yes, they do.

Lake_Bum

aero3113 said:

@Lake_Bum , yes, they do.

Awesome.  I'll buy a lottery ticket, and if I win, maybe I'll buy a set lol

Dream_Inn

Lake_Bum said:

Does Hill Marine make props that aren't for Bravo3 dual setups?  The Sharrow props are only for single prop application if I remember correctly....

Yes, my Bravo-2 hill marine props are single setup.

mattie

Those are cool articles. Propeller porn.

Aqua_Aura

New video from Boat Test on the Sharrow prop. Very impressive for the best cruise numbers. 


https://youtu.be/MNnB_50Z20I

Willhound

Should be impressive....they cost more than the first three boats I owned..... combined!😳

davidbrooks

They are working on one for a dual prop setup but at this price i would never be able to justify it.  Heck i thought the Hill Marine props were expensive.

MarkB

I love seeing technical advancements like this. Everything new starts off expensive, until they can get into mass production ... but hopefully not more than the first three boats Willhound owned!! LOL!