These new loop propellers look amazing...

[ScottyCee]

Anyone try one of these yet? I'm not sure they're even really available, but they look incredible. I remember being scared off by the price a while back, but now they are accepting orders. They're still 4x the cost of a standard steel prop...

Sharrow Marine LLC

The Sharrow Propeller™ is the first major advancement in propeller technology since the 1930’s. Its design has solved the most basic problem of rotary propulsion. Specifically, tip cavitation and vortices have been eliminated or significantly reduced, providing the following benefits over tradition

www.sharrowmarine.com

 

[family affair]

Watched a video on them months ago. Little to no benefit at cruise speed. Definitely more efficient at other speeds, but not cost effective IMO. Good luck ever getting one fixed.

 

[ScottyCee]

Yeah, I watched that too when they were first announced. They say that they save gas money at all speeds, but they would say that, wouldn't they?

I still think they look really cool...

 

[family affair]

Dont get me wrong. The design is amazing... so was the Evinrude G2.
The performance difference at cruise was negligible and likely within a potential margin for error based on set-up and load. Hell ya I'd take one, but I certainly dont run enough hours to justify the cost. If the price doesn't become very competitive, it too will go the way of the G2.