Propellers

Standard Propellers

For many leisure and commercial vessels a propeller from our standard range can be specified, depending upon the application. These are manufactured using a fixed blade design of 5 degrees skew and 5 degrees aft rake for two, three, four and five blade propellers. All are hand finished and statically or dynamically balanced by our skilled propeller technicians and are individually inspected to rigorous standards.

Propellers from our standard range are available in both CU-1 Manganese-Bronze and CU-3 Aluminium Bronze and are manufactured in accordance with ISO R484 class 2 with class 1 available on request.

At our UK headquarters we hold an extensive range of 3 and 4 blade propellers up to 700mm diameter in stock in pilot bored format. This offers BT Marine the flexibility to machine a stock propeller to the customer?s requirement on a short lead-time.

Custom Propellers

BT Marine design and manufacture custom propellers for commercial, military and leisure vessels including, Tugs, Offshore support vessels, Patrol boats, High speed launches and Interceptors, Landing craft, Superyachts, WFSV, Multicats and Ferries.

Working in close co-operation with both naval architects, builders and vessel operators, we ensure that the custom designed propeller meets the specifications for maximum speed, fuel economy and efficiency or other operational requirements such as low noise and vibration.

To ensure optimum performance is achieved, BT Marine use years of experience and advanced 3D computer modelling for designing the propeller and creating simulations for accurate forecasting of critical factors such as speed, fuel consumption and efficiency prior to manufacture.

Custom propellers are typically manufactured to ISO R484 class 1 and are carefully finished and balanced, but where required, we can offer ISO R484 class S propellers that have fully CNC machined blade surfaces to offer the ultimate in fixed pitch propeller technology.

Our Services

Propulsion Packages

The flagship service of BT Marine is the design, manufacture and supply of a complete propulsion system for your vessel.

Design & Engineering

At BT Marine we believe that each individual customer should be just that ? this is why we take each project on a case to case basis and design each component specifically for the needs of the customer and vessel.

ROV Thruster Propellers

BT Marine are one of the world?s largest manufacturer and supplier of Aluminium ROV Thruster Propellers. We can cater for bespoke design, low volume orders through to high volume production with high quality delivered at competitive prices.

Hybrid & E-Propulsion

BT Marine have developed a range of propeller designs and blade sections that are geared exclusively towards Hybrid and E-Propulsion.