Testimonials

June 11, 2002

Mr. Chuck Gray
Pitch Perfect Propeller, Inc.
2 Bayview Road Cortlandt Manor,
NY 10567

Dear Chuck:

I have to compliment your work on my props. With full fuel and full water tanks, 2 persons on board my boat performed to factory spec's again. Not bad for a 12 year old boat. At cruising speed of 1850 RPM we are doing 25 Knts. Full load of 2300 RPM we are doing 31 knts. The boat is noticeably smoother at slow and high speed. The engines synchronize faster too!
Your fast and accurate service has made me a believer in the Prop Scan system and in your Shop.

Thanks again for your great service,

Jerry DiCola

Chuck Gray
Pitch Perfect Propellers
2 Bayview Road Cortlandt Manor,
NY 10567

Dear Chuck:

Thank you for shipping my propeller to me. As I have told you before, my boat has never run so smooth and vibration free as with the propellers that you have worked on and balanced. The money I have spent at your shop is the best investment I have ever made on my boat. You truly are dedicated to making the propellers you work on "perfect".
Thank you again,

Alan Bertrand

Hi Chuck...likewise nice to meet you!

As I mentioned at the show, my new prop is fantastic! We picked up several knots of speed as well as the boat seems to have more power under heavier loads. Obviously, my divers carry heavy equipment, but the new prop seems to handle the load just fine, especially since I'm running a fifteen year old rig! Thanks for the speed in attaining my prop and thanks for the quality product!

Capt. Noel Voroba/President/Orbit Marine Sports, Bridgeport, CT.

Chuck, just a quick note to say thanks for the quick turn around time on my props. I have been a long time believer in the Prop Scan system. So, it came as no surprise that my 42' Chris Craft picked up a knot in speed and not a hint of vibration after you worked on them.

Thanks again,
Capt. Jim Sheehan
MV Alexa

Chuck Gray

Pitch Perfect Propeller, Inc.

2 Bayview Road

Cortlandt Manor, New York

Re: Performance Increase

Dear Chuck,

Just a quick letter to show my appreciation for your courteous, prompt and thorough service. Having my props precisely reconditioned by you has increased my cruise speed by 4 knots, from 22 knots up to 26 and my top end up to almost 30 knots; wow was I impressed! What’s more impressive, at least to my wife, is how much quieter the cabin is while underway. At cruising speed the cabin was so noisy before the props were done that no one was comfortable staying below. Now if the weather turns on us the gals are more than happy to be below. Obviously with the improved noise level came an improved feel at the helm and greatly reduced vibration. In case anyone is curious, these performance improvements are on my 40’ Sea Ray Sedan Bridge sport yacht. The surprising fact here is that I really struggled with the thought of spending a few bucks on reconditioning a set of props that looked just perfectly fine, not even a nick. Furthermore the boats performance seemed perfectly acceptable before.

Yup I’m impressed!

Thanks sincerely,

Bob & Sandy Strohm

Chuck Gray:

Chuck, I am so happy with the job you did on the props of my 1995 Fortier 33 foot downeast boat.

When I came to you the boat had some major vibrations caused by hitting a submerged log early in the season. You went to work quickly and the performance of my boat is now outstanding and probably as good as new. I can't remember when the boat has performed better.

It is a pleasure doing business with you.

Thanks and best wishes.

Steve Norcia

Mr. Chuck Gray
Pitch Perfect

Dear Chuck:

I just wanted to drop you a short note to say thanks for a great job you did on the props. You came highly recommended, and I can see why. My boat has never ran so smooth and vibration free. Even though mercury had us cut the props down, I think I may have even gained a 1/2 knot at my cruise. You also solved the problem at WOT with uneven Rpm's. I never thought this could have been caused by the propellers. Now both engines are running at 4800 rpm's at WOT and my sync is dead on.
Thanks again for all your help and fast turn around time. You have made me a true believer of Prop Scan

Sincerely,
Dom DiGennaro
JONATA

Hey Chuck,
Just thought I would drop a line to you. It looks like I picked up 2 1/2 knots on the prop recondition and slight pitch change. Boat is cruising @ 20 knots fully loaded with fuel.

Thanks again!

Regards,
Bill Foley

Chuck,

Just wanted to drop you a note complimenting you on the great job you did with my props. As you stated my fuel consumption has dropped 1-2 gallons per hour and no performance was lost whatsoever ! What was even more surprising was how smooth they are now. There noticeable difference at both low and high speeds and the boat runs at 27kts. smoother than it has before. Excellent work and thanks for a job well done ! Skip Kost

Chuck

Just want to say Thanks for the great job on my props. After 3 years of chasing vibrations and shaft wobble the boat is smooth and faster. Three years ago I had the props done by a local prop shop with a good reputation but the shafts still wobbled at the packing gland and had Bad vibrations. So I spent two winters redoing everything else with no change, this winter I gave the props to you and the problems are gone and it is faster then ever. I am a believer in Prop Scan and will not bring them any where else.

Thanks Again

Dan Sullivan

End Of The Line II

1967 34C Hatt

Chuck,

I finally got the chance to get everything commissioned and we went
out yesterday for a test run.... Vibration was almost non-existent.
And I picked up a knot or two at cruising speed (3100-3200 RPM, ran
18-19 knots). My overall RPMs sat right at 4000, which is what they
are supposed to be (4000-4400).

I look forward to testing the other props next year....

Thanks,

Lawrence S. Slifkin

Chuck,

To get the Boat to run any smoother I'd have to shut off the engines.

Charlie.

Chuck,

I just launched "Almost Home" and took her from Norwalk to her summer dock at Stamford. As you can imagine I couldn't wait to get out of the Norwalk river and open up the throttle to see how the new propeller performed. Once past the power plant I did just that and was amazed to see the RPM climb up to 3,000! As I related to you, before the new prop I could not get it up over 2,300 RPM. I did not have my GPS on board but I estimate that I am also getting 3-4 knots more speed. The best part however is that there is not a drop of smoke coming out of the exhaust due to the engine trying to make RPM. I guess I can say goodbye to my old black transom and the daily scrubbing I used to do. I also can't wait to see how my fuel economy improves!

I wanted to thank you for your help in solving my problems with the old prop. Given the manufacturer went out of business we didn't have any weight or pitch information to work with but you were able to do some research and networking to find out what this old Bruno should be pitched at. The result has far exceeded my expectations and you did it in record time. I will be sure to refer anyone with similar problems to you or be happy to speak to any prospective customers trying to solve their own "soot on the transom" issues. Thanks a million.

M. T.

Hi Chuck,

I knew something was different the 1st few times I ran boat this year but it was hard to verify since I am normally on the bridge. I asked my wife if the hatches were rattling and she said no and there was much less noise in cockpit. I also picked up 1 knot at 100 rpm below cruise (which is a lot for a 14 knot boat). I am really impressed with the difference in performance especially since the initial scan we did not show any major problems.

This process really works and you can use me as a reference any time.

Best regards,
DORIAN DRAKE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Ed Piza

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