Excellent vid. I wish I knew about this shop 40 years ago. I will be sending Any work I have to these folks. If you look at the care taken in the shop setup tells you a lot about the quality of work performed. The work coming out of here is probably better than factory original. I really hope that this shop is doing the same excellent work 45 years from now. How is it possible to have this many top craftsman in one place, I think it says something about the management. Awesome is a word used a lot but it does apply to the work shown in the vidjoe. Wow ! I will be talking about this shop to all my boating friends, sure is nice to have this right here in ontario

Being a Tool & Die Maker for 46 years, EVERYTHING I see in this video I can relate to and appreciate all the custom tooling that these guys had created.

I knew a fellow years ago that did this for a living . Watching him turn something that looked like it belonged in the scrap bin back into a new prop was like magic , sadly he is gone now . RIP John.

A lovely insight into the fine art of Propeller repair.

Fantastic! What a fine video of true craftsmanship and ingenuity!

the level of hand craftsmanship is astounding... wow

Who doesn't like to watch skilled craftsmen at work? Who thumbs down on such precision?

Absolute artistry! Those stainless surface piercing cleavers deserve to be mounted in an art gallery! 😍

A lot of thought and ingenuity in the tooling and shop layout!! JIM

Love it when skill talent and experience come together.

What a massive operation!!!

I’m really impressed with the dedication and quality of work done here, I’m in engineering myself and these guys are brilliant! Big thumbs up to you all 👍👍👍👍👍 and greetings from across the pond, Phil in 🇬🇧 UK 🇬🇧

Wow just Wow, as a technician in mechanical engineering I can say these guys are Wow the level of hand craftsmanship is phenomenal and the locally made tool are awesome good work keep it up!!

Love that speed square on a stick jig

Oh boy, hat down, these people are artists

Really great professional work guys, a super job and a super video too.

These guys are true craftsmen and artists.

Always a pleasure to watch such skilled workers.

Great Work guys!!!

Those guys are true artists. Look at them fix all those compound curves in whatever metal!

I don’t work on props but I’m using a few of your tricks!! Thanks

Ver nice set up...good to see trades people working so well

Nice viewing , if the cost of repair is less than 60 percent from the cost to buy new one . Thats fair ,these guys have a long year of experience , their tools , thier skills and method of rebuilding are awesome ,

Great vid!! I used to do auto body work. Like watching craftsmen ply their trade.

What a fantastic shop!! Looks like really skilled people work there in a great environment!! Job well done

Wow! that is one impressive workshop. First class operation.

BEAUTIFUL WORK GUYS !

Pretty work!

I started to learn this craft at Three Buoys Houseboats in Buckhorn, Ontario MANY moons ago. I was already a licensed welder but had an opportunity to learn Marine Mechanics, starting with welding Props and Skegs. Unfortunately, my Aluminum Welding experience was limited to Tig and they used Mig. Now I can Mig weld steel but I obviously wasn't too good with the aluminum. Anyway, I was put on pontoon and water/sewage tank repairs for the time being. I can't remember why I left there but I wasn't there long as it turned out. But I wish I had learned the skill of prop and skeg repair. There appears to be a good market for it in the Kawarthas. This is an Amazing shop with apparently ALL the tools and dyes and molds for the industry.

thanks for this videos, verry instructive

Идеальное производство, и каждый профыесионал своего дела

Amazing!! A pleasure to watch. Thanks for uploading.

I dont even own a boat .. but this craftsmanship is incredible to watch!

nice to see home crown repairs ! Kawartha's

Unbelievable craftsmanship

Very cleverly designed tools and jigs to increase speed, precision, and profits!

Great work

That was amazing job. Keep it u, thank you ~

Art of perfection

Artwork!

Fantastic, thank you.

This is amazing work. Clean, well equiped shop. Great craftsmanship. A pleasure to watch.

Very nice work.i am dropping off a Suzuki lower for skeg repair tomorrow.

thats like secrets revealed, thank you

Very nice video. I enjoyed it

Amazing!!!

Good ole American craftsmanship. Glad to see it in action.

Nice job ! 👍👍👍👍👍

Congratulations. Fantastic job . From Brazil. 🇧🇷👏👏

Gotta give these guys props.

Looks easy enough. Never thought about refurbishing props for a living. They must get orders from all over the world to stay at it paying the bills. Good professional workmanship.

Amazing craftmanship, that cleaverprops, like a knife so sharp 👍👌⚠️

I would love to have a go at some of these skills, but that's the engineer in me.

I don’t think most people know how critical little things are on propellers. Many years ago, I use to race model tunnel hulls. I raced in the stock engine class and just about every race (I won a lot), I got challenged to have my engine inspected. The engine was totally stock and unmodified. The prop was the secret and it was pulled or covered so no one could study it. I can’t believe no one caught on. Everyone else was running two blades because they were supposedly faster but I had settled on a three blade. You would buy these as a raw casting and have to spend time on it(finger cramps). I was very careful to retain the “cup” and the small kick on the trailing edge. The back sides of the blades were sharpened, not the face. The trailing edge was squared, not feathered to a sharp edge. I was amazed at how butchered most model props were. The bad thing was those props were made with beryllium (a metal stiffer) which can cause cancer if the dust is inhaled.

Excellent.

Cool music and filming! -Skeg and rudder repair set to music ;) -Rebecca on SV Brick House

Мастерская просто супер .

Amazing

Wow...i am speechless at how these guys are set up...and how they recycle as well...keep up the great work team...wow wow...would be interesting to know how long they have been going...some of the gear looks old...

Gostaria de trabalhar em um lugar como este!! Muito bom👌👏👏👏

Empresa top de linha muinto bom👍

cutting down the 7inch discs to 5 inch and that spanner jig was so cool, especially with the prices of 3M stuff, nice to get even more moneys worth out of them

Looks like a cool place to work..

Artistry.

can a bearing carrier be welded and repaired? or is it better to replace with new?

Great video John. It really holds me into it all.. maybe ad some voic over

what is the name of song in the end?

Superbe shop.

I like how the don’t wreck the “cup” on the blade. I’ve seen some props repaired and the cup was rounded off and the prop is useless.

Please do more of these 👍👍👍👍

so, is it really cheaper to repair a prop than buy a new one?

awesome big time

It was very interesting to experience how to repair a broken ship's propeller. Unfortunately, I had to accept bending blades on a couple of ship's propellers years ago, when I occasionally was skipper on large motor yachts :-(

Wow these people are pro's

Nice idea cutting the used 3M discs down!

At 14:30 is that a fender as a bumper?

I would love to do this kind of work.

Old school machinist on the lathe. Never put you hand on head end of the lathe while in operation. It was drilled into me by my High school metal shop teacher almost forty years ago.

Tools have changed a lot since I did this.

what are you people on its welding two pieces of ali together its easy

I could enjoy working there!

Where is this place at???

What craftsmen: Could not stop watching.

Craftsmanship!

nice

Professional work!!! I would guess bended axles would be replaced, not straightened? Not an easy job at all!

Out here in California they just throw away the old prop and buy a new one. A total waste! I started saving years ago all the props my neighbors boat repair service would chuck. They said new ones are only a couple hundred bucks referring to a common Mercury prop. So how much does it cost to re-condition a common Mercury Prop? I'm sure these used ones are worth something as cores. ?

Where is this? Awesome.

респект и уважужа мастерам привет из крыма

the men got skills

Where's the audio ?

handi idea with the replacement window for the blasting cabinet

Wow, true artisans here.

now that"s a skill

Really wanna see the look on the repairman's face when he realizes he has to remove shark teeth before the repair.

If I could afford a boat, I feel I could trust them with my propeller.

Perfict

A lot of hard work and skill........an art....hope it does not become a 'lost art'.

Strangely theraputic to watch the process' and skill required to repair all the different designed props. I know props are a costly part of any engine but is it actually financially beneficial to repair the smaller ones rather than buy a replacement.

VERY GOOD FOR THE SHIPS AND THE SUBMARINES WITH DOUBLE PROPELLERS