WildCat Propellers has invested heavily in the most sophisticated
computerized Prop Scan Inspection Systems available in the marine
industry today.
Our Senior Technicians have attended Propeller Dynamic’s
Advanced Propeller School and have been educated and certified
to a level that conforms to the US Navy Standards. With our three
Prop Scan units we are capable of measuring propellers as small as
5” up to 134” with as many as seven (7) blades. Today’s
complicated and sophisticated propellers can not be acceptably repaired
with Traditional Equipment. Propeller Dynamic’s Windows based
Prop Scan EPS software allows our technicians to
quickly measure and evaluate modern propellers.
Prop
Scan EPS – Enhanced Propeller Standards is used in
the propeller repair and modification process and has been created
to further enhance the well respected International ISO 484 Standards.
The ISO 484 Standards were created prior to the modern computer technology
and more importantly the sophisticated Prop Scan marine propeller
inspection system.
Now your current propeller or an “off the shelf” propeller
can be tailored to suit your particular boat and motor combination,
maximizing vessel performance. If your propeller is damaged or vibrating,
if the engine RPM’s are not correct, or just sluggish; WildCat
Propellers can correct the problem! In addition we can introduce the
latest design features into your propellers. Introduction of these
design features will maximize the efficiency of your propellers, yielding
extra speed, increased fuel economy, smoother running, and quieter
propellers. The traditional crude propeller is converted into a sophisticated
device that compliments both your engine and vessel.
PROP
SCAN Dealing with Vibration A boat should not vibrate.
Vibration is a sign of inefficiency, not only is it annoying, it can
damage the engine or transmission, and it robs horsepower from the
engines. Our experience shows that a majority of vibration on a vessel
is propeller related.
Weight Imbalance - simple
to fix.
Pitch Imbalance is more difficult.
If one or more blades are higher in pitch relative to the other blades
they will induce asymmetrical thrust resulting in a vibration problem.
This is most often felt as vibration at a certain specific RPM. The
propeller induces a whip in the shaft which is most noticeable when
the RPM’s reaches the shaft’s harmonic speed.
Hydrodynamic Imbalance
This is the most difficult. This requires measuring equipment not
only capable of displaying the hydrodynamic shape but a Technician
qualified to interpret both simple and complex propeller designs.
Hydrodynamic imbalance can cause vibration throughout the entire RPM
range even if the propeller has been statically balanced correctly.
Our Prop Scan technicians at Wild Cat Props
are Trained and Certified to deal with these problems.
PROP SCAN NEWS “ As you are
aware we commenced using Prop Scan exclusively for our propeller repair
work some four (4) years ago. The majority of our fleet has now been
slipped and the propellers brought to Class 1 Standards. The information
we have been able to gather is very encouraging to say the least.
Fuel savings have been on the order of 20-30% as well as a marked
decrease in hull vibration has been experienced on most of our vessels.”
Goeff Grosskreutz
Technical Manager QT&S
Contact WildCat Props!
Custom propeller configurations are also available on request. Should you
require assistance in selection of a new propeller suited to your vessel,
restoration-repair of your existing propellers or prop tuning-maintenance
please contact WildCat Props.
Read How WildCat Props Exceeds the Expectations
of Our Customers!
We want to again thank you for your extremely knowledgeable and professional
response and work on our Viking 45 propellers.
As you know, Pam owned a propeller shop with her Father several years ago
and is very knowledgeable. After talking to you, it became apparent we should
send the propellers to you for rework and to put your modification on to
minimize cavitation. After receiving the propellers back in a short period
of time they were installed. We immediately found reduced vibration and
were pleasantly surprised at an increase in performance of 2 mph at cruise.
Thanks again for your quick and professional response. We would not hesitate
to recommend your shop to anyone looking for quick and quality work.
