Robert Isacovici 2001-10-16 2006-6-14 The Stripper is the best rope, net and weed cutter available in the market. Best Marine Imports Inc. imports and distributes the Stripper prop protector, made of 316 low carbon stainless steel, this unit outperforms all other propeller protectors. Why do propellers have such affinity for submerged rope? Despite acres of open sea, a whole variety of debris, ranging from semi submerged nets, polyester fertilizer bags, old bits of tarpaulin and unlit pot markers to huge lengths of dense seaweed tends to throw itself into the path of the propeller with potentially disastrous effects. Without the Stripper propeller protector, your boat is at risk. As the flotsam suddenly wraps itself around the prop, it can cause any amount of damage. Loss of thrust, stripping gears on the gearbox or even ripping the engine from its mounts can all result from a fouled prop. Proven in multiple occasions, the Stripper prop protector was rated Best Buy by Sailing Today Magazine (UK). In actual supervised tests, the Stripper outperformed all other propeller protectors in the market. The end result was that the Stripper has become the standard against which all other propeller protectors are compared. Not only the best cutting ability, but also the lowest through life costs, thanks to its quality and minimal maintenance requirements. The boating industry has adopted the Stripper in increasing numbers and is now fitted as optional equipment by boats manufacturers such as Westerly, North Shore, Fairline and Halberg Rassy. This is what Sailing Today had to say: "...The Stripper proved to be very effective and ripped through everything we threw at it. The ragged teeth are very sharp and seem to tear apart anything in their path. We thought we might have problems with polyethylene sheet, but it simply bit holes through it....We were impressed-not only by the Strippers performance-but also by the high quality of its build. Made from 316 grade Stainless steel, its finished to a high standard. All in all, we found this to be a very impressive piece of gear..." Amongst other advantages, the Stripper does not require special zinc anodes or plastic noise dampers. The fact that the unit is made out of the same material as the shaft avoids corrosion. While every vessel should be equipped with zinc anodes, there is no need for the addition of anodes on account of the Stripper. Finally, the units are designed with 2, 3, and 4 cutters, to match the number of blades in your propeller. There even are models specially designed to fit saildrive units, such as Volvo, Yanmar and others. Strippers Propeller Protectors simply are the best net, rope and weed cutters available in the market today.</P> 116655 text/html props.html 1.0 EN index,follow propeller grease propeller protector spurs rope cutter prop protector Stripper propeller protectors, rope,net and weed cutter text