another happy solas costomer

[shanejohnson]

Friendly knowlegible service reccomeded me the right prop , 2 day delivery with a $20 dicount. know there stuff

[ovakil]

I got one a few years ago,good to deal with.

[PB]

They offer a great service, and are a treat to do business with.

[johncar]

yes +1, one of the best businesses to deal with.

[Jerk n Wined]

Yes they always are keen to help out and even give a couple of props to try and see which one works best.

Its so funny reading some posts where people say 'bought a prop from OS cost me $350-500, saved couple of hundred dollars- stuff buying in Aus, not overly happy with it though' !!!

Solas properly would have told you not to buy that size prop to start with and would have sold you the correct prop for that application. General boaties don’thave enough knowledge to comment how sh!t there props are, there are way too many other factors that can be the problem (also the prop). Seek professional advise...its free..
Basics, if you want good hole shot you lose top end, want good top end you get sh!t hole shot, cant have the best of both worlds but there is a happy medium with a sacrifice to one or the other.

[shanejohnson]

yep and only to happy to spend plenty of time on the phone to get it right first time

[Dicktracey]

Yes they always are keen to help out and even give a couple of props to try and see which one works best.

Its so funny reading some posts where people say 'bought a prop from OS cost me $350-500, saved couple of hundred dollars- stuff buying in Aus, not overly happy with it though' !!!

Solas properly would have told you not to buy that size prop to start withand would have sold you the correct prop for that application. General boaties don’thave enough knowledge to comment how sh!t there props are, there are way toomany other factors that can be the problem (also the prop). Seek professionaladvise...its free..
Basics, if you want good hole shot you lose top end, want good top end youget sh!t hole shot, cant have the best of both worlds but there is a happymedium with a sacrifice to one or the other.


True Jerk n wind but then there are also some of us general boaties that can research and find the correct prop by ourselves saving $400 and also find out the mass produced prop purchased was so poorly manufactured damage to engine would of followed.
I agree they do offer a great service for the general market.

[Steeler]

All to true Dicktracey. Even 50% of the purchase price locally for service and advice is a bit rich.

[purnong]

So Dick and Steeler what are you both saying? Buy from solas or elsewhere?
I'm a bit confused by your posts, Genuine question

[Dicktracey]

Its a personal thing i suppose Purn, I never rang Solas for advise as I was never going to buy from them at double the price of Overseas. Yes they do offer great service if you havnt got any mechanical experience or don't want the hasell of working out what you need.
The way I looked at it was Local $800 O/S $400 inc frieght IMHO the advice which is available online isnt worth that, my prop had 1/2" more pitch on one blade than the other 2 it actually lost speed to standard smaller prop from 4000-5000 rpm so I had the prop scanned & cut back to even the balance and blade size.
Is the quality control better here ? not sure all come from same factory.
Is a local prop scanned for size and pitch before fitting ? wouldn't imagine so.
At the end of the day I still have a solas prop that has been repitched to what my requirements are "offshore heavy load" & I'm still infront of buying local.
So really you can support the local market or support yourself
Dick

[purnong]

Its a personal thing i suppose Purn, I never rang Solas for advise as I was never going to buy from them at double the price of Overseas. Yes they do offer great service if you havnt got any mechanical experience or don't want the hasell of working out what you need.
The way I looked at it was Local $800 O/S $400 inc frieght IMHO the advice which is available online isnt worth that, my prop had 1/2" more pitch on one blade than the other 2 it actually lost speed to standard smaller prop from 4000-5000 rpm so I had the prop scanned & cut back to even the balance and blade size.
Is the quality control better here ? not sure all come from same factory.
Is a local prop scanned for size and pitch before fitting ? wouldn't imagine so.
At the end of the day I still have a solas prop that has been repitched to what my requirements are "offshore heavy load" & I'm still infront of buying local.
So really you can support the local market or support yourself
Dick

Ok thanks Dick
I am in the market for a new prop and generally hear that Solas are the people to go to
I'm a bit surprised that a prop could have 1/2" more pitch on one blade though, Hell wheres the quality control if something like that can get out of the factory
I'm only after an ali prop so I don't think the price difference is that great but will keep researching, I guess the benefit of buying local is that it's easier to return if an issue like yours shows up

[ericcs]

yesterday, i was quoted $140 for a brand new 17k genuine yamaha prop. from wynum marine. that comes in at about half the cost of solas. was surprised buy the price

[Steeler]

Sorry buddy, Solas from the states mate. Even with shipping aluminium or stainless you easily 40% in front inc shipping.

Also might pay to phone a few dealers locally like ericcs says, you just might get lucky and land a dealer who has beeen sitting on some stock thats had a few birthdays.

[Jerk n Wined]

Its very very rare to get a prop that scans the pitch it says. Usually its 1or even 2-3 pitches smaller. You are getting into a very technical area andthis thread could go on for days about types of props and what you can do tothem. 1/2" pitch on one of the blades isn’t out too much and is very common.Its good to be balanced though.
If you have a stainless prop and want to get the best out of it this is oneway of doing it:-

1/ Line yourself up with a beacon (out of the channel if possible no currentand traffic) and have another beacon approx 80-120m away (or one far enough youjust max out revs and speed)

2/ from idle take off flat out from one beacon to another

3 / pen and paper- note down how windy, hole shot was good bad ok, max revsexactly when reached end beacon, gps top speed reached.

If you trimmed out on the plane make sure you do the exact thing each testrun. Take you results to your prop man and he will conclude your results.

Do the test a few times to make sure it was correct.

Don’t do this on a weekend...... of course. Its amazing and addictive whatadjustment can be made and results achieved.

Cheers Chris

[Jerk n Wined]

Forgot to mention, each time you get the prob back from getting work done, do the same test again and see if the results improved or declined, then you know what to do next. For myself, this is the only guy i would use and reccommend and is 100% worth the drive down to the coast, speek to yarn 55325891.

[rowanda]

yesterday, i was quoted $140 for a brand new 17k genuine yamaha prop. from wynum marine. that comes in at about half the cost of solas. was surprised buy the price

I recently replaced my perfect Yamaha prop with a Solas one. I was going to go for alloy but my motor is counter rotating so couldnt get what I wanted in counter...solas did me a 4 blade stainless and got it spot on for $600 delivered next day to NSW and if it wasn't right i had the option of swapping it for free, good enough for me. The yamaha prop I had was a bastard, cavitated BADLY and just wasn't right. Haven't had any issues with the Solas, recommendation from me anyday

[Dicktracey]

Forgot to mention, each time you get the prob back from getting work done, do the same test again and see if the results improved or declined, then you know what to do next. For myself, this is the only guy i would use and reccommend and is 100% worth the drive down to the coast, speek to yarn 55325891.
I agree mate when i set up boat it was on flat day with same trim different rpm even used video on cav plate to check engine height, havnt run prop since repitching hope to sunday and yes it was a full number smaller than advertised.
With what I have learnt to date if i go 4 blade i will buy up one size and have it scanned and pitched to suit, will post results after testing

[johncar]

I would like to know where you get these half price props form in the US as stated. In doing the actual figures of importing vs local actual quoted prices on a specific identical prop, I found the initialsaving seems closer to $100 - $200 and with no warranty on the import or no support to exchange if wrong, it makes better sense to support our own local guys for lots of reasons, they have certainly been very good to me. If I had imported my props it definitely would have cost me more cause I am sure that the US dealers don't take the props back if not quite right and even if they did the freight would kill it.

[Dicktracey]

You don't have to look that hard mate eBay is 50% cheaper just for starters, glad you had a good experience local At the end of the day it's only a bush in the centre to fail. As for being wrong hit the google button or even our own site here mate its a wealth of knowledge
Dick

[Steeler]

I would like to know where you get these half price props form in the US as stated. In doing the actual figures of importing vs local actual quoted prices on a specific identical prop, I found the initialsaving seems closer to $100 - $200 and with no warranty on the import or no support to exchange if wrong, it makes better sense to support our own local guys for lots of reasons, they have certainly been very good to me. If I had imported my props it definitely would have cost me more cause I am sure that the US dealers don't take the props back if not quite right and even if they did the freight would kill it.

Titan 3 or 4, amita 3 or 4 take your pick all can be had from the US inc international priority USPS post for around half price.

Even better if there are some other items ( smallish ) you may wish to purchase then have them slip into the prop box.

Not just Solas either but Hustler and Genuine Mercury and Quicksilver.

Of course returns are not viable but heck its a big wide world out there all at your fingertips these days to gather all the info you need to purchase the correct prop ie number of blades, diameter , pitch and albeit stainless or aluminium.

Just an example the HR Titan 4 for mid range stuff US List Price $ 390.00 inc shipping to Aus 5-10 USPS priority Intl
Same application part numbered prop here from Solas $ 750.00

No brainer really.

[Andy56]

Note guys, my Titan prop from USA had a " made in Thailand" sticker.
If you can find the factory, it could be even cheaper! Lol

[maimai]

Note guys, my Titan prop had a " made in Thailand" sticker.
Lol

The new D Max motor is made there also ;D

Not the best props on the market the Solas, Have heard they have great service thou

[Dantren]

maimai, who makes the best props(for trailer boats)

[Dicktracey]

Well after making all three blades the same size on my Solas and removing 1" of pitch I lost no top end speed at all !
Punches out of the hole shitloads better has made boat alot better offshore in the shit conditions today outside the SPB.
Prop slip has been reduced from nearly 10% down to .03 Amazing what a proper grind and pitch setting can achieve
Dick