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2012

December

NMPA

pellers, noted for producing the best-selling, best-performing and highest-quality propellers in the world. Mercury’s dedication to engineering, design and innova-tion has produced many proprie-tary technologies that give the company’s propellers a true com-petitive advantage in the marine industry

About Mercury Marine

Headquartered in Fond du Lac, Wis., Mercury Marine is the world’s leading manufacturer of recreational marine propulsion engines. A $2 billion division of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC), Mercury provides engines, boats, services and parts for rec-reational, commercial and gov-ernment marine applications, em-powering boaters with products that are easy to use, extremely reliable and backed by the most dedicated customer support in the world. Mercury’s industry-leading brand portfolio includes Mercury and Mariner outboard engines; Mercury MerCruiser sterndrive and inboard packages; MotorGuide trolling motors; Mer-cury propellers; Mercury inflatable boats; Mercury SmartCraft elec-tronics;

Attwood marine parts; Land ‘N Sea marine parts distri-bution; and Mercury and Quicksil-ver parts and oils. More informa-tion is available at mercury-marine.com

Mercury Marine’s Dave De Witt Elected President

of Marine Propeller Industry Association Las Vegas, NV No-

vember 3, 2012 _ The National Marine

Propeller Association members while in attendance at the 2012 NMPA convention elected Dave De Witt from Mercury Marine as its new President, succeeding Jimmie Harrison from Frank and Jimmie’s Propeller Shop in Fort Lauderdale, Fl who held the of-fice for the past 10 consecutive years.

A 12-year Mercury Ma-

rine employee, De Witt has been a member of NMPA’s board of directors since 2005. He holds bachelor’s and mas-ter’s degrees in metallurgical engineering from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. He also recently obtained a master certificate in project manage-ment from UW Madison. “The NMPA is a group of small business owners who are com-mitted to excellence in the field of inboard and outboard propel-ler repair. I’m looking forward to working with a group filled with such talented and passionate individuals.

Dave has been married

to his bride, Patti, for over 24 years now. They have two boys Joel 20 and Aaron 16. They currently enjoy life in Fond du

Lac however Dave is originally from Rhinelander, Wisconsin and grew up along the Wisconsin River.

“My Vision for the NMPA is to make its members more suc-cessful through education, certifi-cation, exposure to quality ven-dors and provide ample opportu-nity for networking via our annual convention and our website. I hope to make NMPA.NET an in-tegral part of each members suc-cessful business. Each year our convention brings our members together to renew friendships, make new ones, network with other propellers shops, meet our vendors and enjoy Las Vegas”. Mercury Marine is the world’s leading manufacturer of boat pro-

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Pesco News

What you missed: This year’s convention was very strong. Last year’s con-vention looked like the be-ginning of the end. Actu-ally, what we were looking at, last year, was how im-portant Don Jackson and Jimmie Harrison were, as they were both distracted by family health issues pre-

ceding that convention.

Who I missed: I sure would like to meet the two grandsons from Miller’s Island Propeller one year at the conven-tion. I think they would fit right in and would bring with them lots of energy and ideas. They come from one of the finest families in the business. So, if you are calling Miller’s Island to buy something, give them a nudge. Don Jackson and I have tried repeatedly with no success, so I guess we

need your help.

The limits of ham-mers: I showed some

pictures, at the convention, of a new press I built to test the limits of holding props. The press weighs 21,000 pounds and it can clamp down on a prop with 50,000 pounds of pressure. While it lets me do some interesting things like reset the rake on an F series Volvo prop with a couple whacks, it has also shown me the limits of what I can do. I am more convinced than ever that we need to put a lot more thought into hydraulics that work with pitch blocks. I am staying in touch with a number of people who have actually built some devices which use hydraulics with pitch blocks. If you would like to join that group get in

touch with me.

Balancing: As long as there is any chance that aliens have landed in my yard and quietly replaced my balancing wheels with some that are hypersensi-tive, I’m not going to say that most OEMs have quit

balancing props. What I will say is that I am adding a belt machine to my line just for balancing, as it is becoming a bigger part of

the work I do here.

Don’t waste your win-ter: General MacArthur is remembered for saying that “in war, all disasters can be explained by two words: “too late””. Work hard now to be prepared. Inspiration is as close as the short order cook at places like Waffle House. Like us, the cook gets his work in spurts and surges. If he or she is any good they make it look easy. If they are the least bit dis-organized you can watch things fall apart. Spending money for improvements when your business is slow takes guts. After 27 years it still makes me nervous, but I know I have

to do it.

Mike and Yon

PESCO, Inc.

1-800-835-6007 WWW.pitchblock.com

[email protected]


Name

Company

Address

City

State

Zip

You will be mailed a workbook and in-structions. The “Full Journeyman” test is $ 45.00 and tests will include pitch, rake, re-hubbing, cupping, balancing, pattern lay-

out and finishing.

Mail completed form and

$ 45.00 to:

NMPA

1527 Lewison NE

Grand Rapids, MI 49505

(Please note that testing is for Members only

and certifications

are only valid as long as membership is main-

tained)

Aluminum Certification

“Phase One”

Application Form

Aluminum Certification

“Phase Two” Application Form

Date

Name

Company

Address

City

State and Zip

The cost for Phase 2 testing is

$ 185.00 per person. Please include check with

this form

We Will provide you with a prop for you to repair for the test and return it to you. After repairs have been made, return it to us for in-spection. Be sure to leave the welded blade unpainted. If you use pitch blocks, make sure you have a block to fit the test prop. Check

this before you send the prop.

Mail form with

$ 185.00 to:

NMPA

1527 Lewison NE


(Please note that testing is for Members only and

certifications

are only valid as long as membership is maintained)


When you can’t afford to apologize for workmanship

Baumeter

Cup Gauge Designed, built and used by Baumann Marine

Use the Baumeter Cup Gauge to cup propellers right….

The first time !

Used by the

National Marine Propeller Association Certification program to qualify cupping to the nearest .001”

Available from: Baumann Marine

2311 Macario Garcia Dr.

Houston, Texas 77011

Phone: (713) 926-6908 Fax: (713) 926-6920

For Pricing Information Contact

E-Mail: [email protected]

(713) 926-6908

Mercury Marine Propellers Precision/Yamaha Propellers Rundquist Propeller Tools, Inc.

Dave De Witt Richie Rodgers Rick Licare

(920) 929-4853 (770) 420-5880 (239) 261-7909

[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Michigan Wheel Marine PESCO, INC. (Propeller Equipment Supply Co)

Marty Ronis John Kingma Mike and Yon Meyer

(616) 452-6941 (800) 835-6007

[email protected] [email protected]

PowerTech Marine Propellers Mc Durmon Distributing Prop Straightener, Inc.

Steve Powers Marcus Clements Fred Muzer Hoyt Peden

(800) 736-7767 Ext 231 (800) 621-4130 (662) 423-9588


Acme Marine Group Henry H. Smith HMS Hubs, Inc. Jim Thelen Bill Smith Julie Witherspoon

(888) 661-2263 (800) 338-8900 (800) 272-4827


Volvo-Penta of the Americas Lynn Vick Products Clubine Manufacturing, LLC

David Kennedy J.D. Eichman Richard Clubine

(757) 436-5168 (714) 632-9500 (509) 994-1177


ZF Marine Propulsion Systems Miramar, LLC Hale Propeller, LLC Miller Electric Manufacturing

Keith Sparks Randy Hale Mark Kadlec

(954) 441-4040 (860) 399-4600 (920) 954-3661


Sound Propeller Services Skeg Depot Dynamics Research Corp.

Greg Brown Rusty & Chelsea Regalado Bob Ciulla

(206) 325-5722 (972) 241-3580 (330) 523-5210


Turning Point Propellers MYD Marine Distributer Gerr Marine, Inc.

Ron Bailey Joy Todd Dave Gerr

(847) 305-1547 (954) 524-1150 (212) 864-7030

[email protected] [email protected] N/A

Solas Science & Engineering Aladdin Welding Products HydroComp, Inc.

Marc Feinman Brandon Furr Don Mac Pherson

(813) 426-3227 (616) 243-2531 (603) 868-3344


Attention all NMPA members The following is a list of Manufacturing and Associate members that we feel you should sup-port by patronizing them with your business throughout the year. They pay their dues the

same as you and should enjoy a professional business relationship with you.


Technoseal Anodes USA NMMA Advanced Finishing Technologies

Paul Smith Bryan Welsh Tim Dyer

(954) 874-6309 (312) 946-6276 (616) 785-0400


Linden Propeller Co./Prop Press 360 Western Branch Metals Marine Hardware, Inc.

Gary Linden Dick Barber Don Starbuck

(563) 557-7767 (800) 446-8133 (800) 526-5971


Phoenix Abrasives, Inc. HMS Hubs Matrix Engineering Concepts, Inc.

Matt Bailey Greg Magnuson Julie Witherspoon Jack Thygesen

(800) 474-6369 (800) 272-4827 (561) 848-1288 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

ABYC Kahlenberg Brothers Co. American Boat & Yacht Council Steve Kahlenberg

(410) 990-4460 (920) 793-4507

abycinc.org [email protected]

Attention all NMPA members The following is a list of Manufacturing and Associate members that we feel you should sup-port by patronizing them with your business throughout the year. They pay their dues the

same as you and should enjoy a professional business relationship with you.


[email protected]


Listed below are our International Manufacturing & Associate

Members be sure to give them the same support

Osborne Propellers Ltd. VEEM Propellers

Jason Bell Brad Miocevich

(604) 929-8407 +618 (945) 59355


Marine Source, Inc. Kawartha Propeller/Skeg Mfg. Arc Marine Welding

Greg Mac Kay John Fuderer Keith Perron

(902) 566-6777 (705) 657-8752 (403) 988-1967


Boaters Choice Propellers Caribbean Propellers, Ltd. D.J.’s Propeller Repair

P.J. Williams Dave Mc Gogy

(868) 634-3376 (807) 938-6973


FJ Propeller Dominicana FJ Helices Kelly

Bill Owens Oscar Kelly, Sr.

(809) 562-1661 +01 (69) 85-08-52


J.T. Marine, Inc. M. & J. Engineeriing & Marine

Jacques Turgeon Craig Bozanich

(450) 661-0226 +618 (9314) 6064


Winrace Propeller A/S O.P.S. /1324414ONTINC Propelas Argos C.A.

Olle Terjesen Art Guest Indalecio Arguelles

011-47-01-18-88 (705) 652-0227 58 0414 7935889


Simcoe Prop Repair, Inc. Streamlined Propeller Repairs

Doug & Caroline Leitch Geoff Beard

(905) 722-7767 011 44 1252 316 412



Ben Duke named Vice

President, Marketing

We are pleased to announce that Ben Duke has been named Vice President, Marketing for Mercury Marine. In his new role Ben will report to Randy Caruana, Vice President Sales & Marketing and Mike Shedivy, President, EMEA and functional leader for Mercury marketing strategy and brand po-sitioning. Along with his leader-ship and support of marketing and sales initiatives in the Ameri-cas, Ben and his team will also provide support for international marketing activities.

Ben has been with Mercury Ma-rine for seven years and is cur-rently General Manager, Controls/Rigging/Propellers. Ben has a BBA and an MBA from Lakeland College. Reporting to Ben will be Steve Fleming, Director Public Relations & Communications, Jon Mathews, Director Brand Strat-egy, Adrian Rushforth, Director North American Shows & Events, Lisa Basting, Director, Business Systems, and Christy Madigan, Manager, Marketing Technol-ogy.

Please join us in congratulating Ben and providing your continued support as he transitions to his new role.

Mike Shedivy

President, EMEA

Randy Caruana

V.P. Sales & Marketing

Category Organization An-

nounces Personnel

Changes

Dirk Bjornstad has been named Category Director, Mercury Propellers, effective immediately. Dirk joined the Mercury propeller business in 2007 in marketing and product management roles of increasing responsibility. Prior to Mercury, Dirk worked in new product marketing consulting with ACNielson for 10 years. He has a BA in history from Oberlin Col-lege. Louis Miller has been named Category Director, Mercury Controls and Rigging Systems, effective immediately. Louis joined Mercury in 2010 as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and has spent the last year as a prod-uct manager for the SmartCraft Controls and Rigging category. Prior to Mercury, Louis spent more than eight years as an offi-cer in the U.S. Navy serving as a Weapons Systems Officer in FA-18 aircraft. He has a BS in mar-keting and an MBA from Indiana University. Both Dirk and Louis will report to me. In addition Jim Hergert will report to Facundo Onni in order to leverage shared resources across all gasoline engine cate-gories and drive organizational alignment. Jim will continue to provide leadership for the Mer-cury Outboard 2.5-60hp category. Please join me in congratulating

Louis and Dirk on their expanded roles. Marty Bass Vice President, Category Man-agement

Quicksilver launches con-sumer website Jul 18, 2012

Quicksilver, a division of Mercury Marine with a reputation for manufacturing premium marine parts and accessories and engine care products for more than 60 years, this week unveiled its new website at www.quicksilver-products.com. The website fea-tures Quicksilver parts and acces-sories for marine applications and engine oil and care products for powersports applica-tions. General service and main-tenance procedures – including maintenance and storage prepa-ration checklists for outboards and sterndrives – can be found on the site and applied to any en-gine, not just a Mercury. “Only a small population of the boating community knows that Quicksilver is part of the Mercury Marine fam-ily,” said Heidi Stark, manager of aftermarket products at Mercury Marine. “This website will make consumers aware that Quicksilver is the Mercury Marine retail brand that can be found in aisles at many of the nation’s largest retail stores.” The website will con-tinue to expand with additional Quicksilver product information and more service and mainte-nance procedures. The Quicksil-ver brand offers products for rec-reational marine engines, per-sonal watercraft, ATVs, motorcy-cles and snowmobiles.

News

Randy Caruana Mike Shedivy

Vice President Sales & Marketing President, EMEA

Mercury Propellers


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Across the United States, the Boy Scouts

of America has awarded more than a

thousand Welding merit badges since

the badge became available in February

of this year. On September 15, more than

a dozen Scouts gathered at the world

headquarters of Miller Electric Mfg. Co.

to earn their badges.

Scouts from eastern Wisconsin and up-

per Michigan assembled at Miller on a

perfect Saturday to go through the BSA-

prescribed and American Welding Soci-

ety (AWS)-approved course.

The day began with the Scouts conven-

ing near the American flag and reciting

the Pledge of Allegiance. Then, the em-

ployee volunteers from Miller instructed

the young Scouts on welding safety and

the importance of safety vigilance at all

times when in the shop.

Next it was on to the proper torch tech-

niques using the latest in top of the line

Miller equipment. For many of the

scouts this was the first time they’d tried

welding. Scouts like Matt Messing of

Troop 606 found the first opportunity to

strike an arc and give welding a try was a

stimulating experience that sparked

thoughts about the future.

“I think welding is a much-needed job

skill and its applications are endless,”

said Messing. “I really enjoyed the kind-

ness of the instructors and their enthusi-

asm for their work. I like welding be-

cause it’s a simple idea, but it is still very

challenging. I definitely need more prac-

tice.”

The Scouts, by virtue of the traditions of

camping and outdoors activities, are a

hands-on group. Welding and plasma

cutting fit right into the self-made and

self-reliant nature of being a Boy Scout.

“I really liked how it (the program) was

all hands-on. You could look at what you

worked on and get to keep it,” said Ben

Mehn of Troop 615. “Using things with

electric current running through it is

always fun.”

The Scouts were able to fulfill the badge

requirements by the end of the day.

The Boy Scouts need volunteers with

welding experience to help local Scouts

obtain the Welding merit badge. You can

find more information and learn about

the requirements to become a volunteer

by going to www.BSA.org or contacting

your local chapter of the Boy Scouts of

America.

Thank you to all of the Miller employees

who volunteered to help the scouts earn

the welding merit badge. Shanen Aran-

mor, Amanda D’Arcy, Pete Mehn, Ken

Fisher, Caleb Haven, Ken Puls, Doug

Watkins, Megan Cahak, Tim Kinney, and

Dan Benish all gave part of their Satur-

day to help the scouts. Nice work!

Across the United States, the Boy Scouts

of America has awarded more than a

thousand Welding merit badges since

the badge became available in February

of this year. On September 15, more than

a dozen Scouts gathered at the world

headquarters of Miller Electric Mfg. Co.

to earn their badges.

Scouts from eastern Wisconsin and up-

per Michigan assembled at Miller on a

perfect Saturday to go through the BSA-

prescribed and American Welding Soci-

ety (AWS)-approved course.

The day began with the Scouts conven-

ing near the American flag and reciting

the Pledge of Allegiance. Then, the em-

ployee volunteers from Miller instructed

the young Scouts on welding safety and

the importance of safety vigilance at all

times when in the shop.

Next it was on to the proper torch tech-

niques using the latest in top of the line

Miller equipment. For many of the

scouts this was the first time they’d tried

welding. Scouts like Matt Messing of

Troop 606 found the first opportunity to

strike an arc and give welding a try was a

stimulating experience that sparked

thoughts about the future.

“I think welding is a much-needed job

skill and its applications are endless,”

said Messing. “I really enjoyed the kind-

ness of the instructors and their enthusi-

asm for their work. I like welding be-

cause it’s a simple idea, but it is still very

challenging. I definitely need more prac-

tice.”

The Scouts, by virtue of the traditions of

camping and outdoors activities, are a

hands-on group. Welding and plasma

cutting fit right into the self-made and

self-reliant nature of being a Boy Scout.

“I really liked how it (the program) was

all hands-on. You could look at what you

worked on and get to keep it,” said Ben

Mehn of Troop 615. “Using things with

electric current running through it is

always fun.”

The Scouts were able to fulfill the badge

requirements by the end of the day.

The Boy Scouts need volunteers with

welding experience to help local Scouts

obtain the Welding merit badge. You can

find more information and learn about

the requirements to become a volunteer

by going to www.BSA.org or contacting

your local chapter of the Boy Scouts of

America.

Thank you to all of the Miller employees

who volunteered to help the scouts earn

the welding merit badge. Shanen Aran-

mor, Amanda D’Arcy, Pete Mehn, Ken

Fisher, Caleb Haven, Ken Puls, Doug

Watkins, Megan Cahak, Tim Kinney, and

Dan Benish all gave part of their Satur-

day to help the scouts. ….Nice work

Boy Scouts Earn Welding Merit Badge in Appleton at Miller



A note from me PLEASE READ !

Over the past 20 conventions I’ve have struggled to find the right words to justify charging the conven-

tion fees that have to be charged.

First of all contrary to popular belief the seminars are not what you are paying the convention fee for.

The hotel charges a rather hefty fee for the use of their floor space and associated equipment. Some 19-

20 years ago I worked out a amicable deal that calls for me to spend the same amount as the rent would

be but trade it off for food and beverage along with other costs like microphones, PA systems, screens,

etc. I’m sure you would rather put this money in your stomach rather that pay it in rent.

Which brings me to how much to charge each attendee. The welcome party is calculated by usage you

know, so much per drink and a cost for the chicken wings, veggies, dips and so forth. The other 2

meals are charged by the plate so if I order based on head count say, 130 plates and 150 show up to eat

then there’s a serious problem of not having enough food. There’s also the early morning coffee, juice,

danish, bagels and such to guess on the consumption. Having coffee and Pepsi products available all

day long certainly adds to this uncertain cost. So I have broken these costs down as close as I can guess

along with the help from the hotel and incorporated a “cushion” factor to arrive at the following.

Welcoming party night $ 61.00 per person

The next day $ 75.00 per person

The final day $ 84.00 per person

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PowerTech! Wins Third Consecutive IBEX

LOUISVILLE, Ky., October 3rd,

2012 - The National Marine

Manufacturers Association

(NMMA), jointly, with a jury of

boating industry journalists from

Boating Writers International

(BWI), selected the SaferProp!

by PowerTech! Propellers as

recipient of a 2012 IBEX Innova-

tion Award for Propulsion Parts /

Propellers. This is the first time

in the history of the NMMA’s In-

novation Award that the same

company has received this

award three consecutive years.

BWI and the NMMA presented

the 2012 award at the Interna-

tional Boat Builder's Exhibition

(IBEX) show and conference at

the Kentucky Exposition Center

in Louisville, Kentucky.

The IBEX Innovation Award is

the industry’s highest honor for

innovative and technological ad-

vancement. The award recog-

nizes advancements in OEM

and aftermarket equipment

based on specific criteria: inno-

vative distinction from other

products currently being

manufactured; benefit

to the marine industry

and/or consumer; prac-

ticality; and cost effec-

t i v e n e s s .

The latest PowerTech!

propeller design, named

the SaferProp!, gives

boaters an added

measure of safety with-

out significantly affect-

ing overall performance.

This new design (patent

pending) incorporates smoothly-

radiused leading and trailing

edges that dramatically reduce

the chance of inflicting cutting

wounds, should a person acci-

dentally come in to contact with

the blades at lower speeds.

This propeller is, also, designed

with the cupping technology

used in PowerTech!’s 2011 In-

novation Award winning Power-

Stop! propeller to enhance stop-

ping, reversing, and maneuver-

ing performance.

PowerTech! Propellers has,

now, won three consecutive

IBEX Innovation Awards (2010,

2011, and 2012), a feat that has

never, before, been achieve by

any one, single company. With

over 25 years of innovation

PowerTech! leads the world in

propeller designs/part numbers,

manufacturing more combina-

tions of features than any other

p rope l l e r manufac tu re r .

“To say we are proud of our

third Innovation Award in three

years would be an understate-

ment, we are ecstatic,” said

PowerTech! president, Steve

Powers. “Beyond awards, how-

ever,” he continued, “we think

the SaferProp!, and products

like it, serve a greater purpose,

trying to make boating a safer,

more enjoyable pastime for gen-

erations of boaters to come.”

Editor’s Note: Information for me-

dia regarding PowerTech! products

is available at 800-736-7767or 318-

688-1970. Consumer information

regarding PowerTech! products is

available at [email protected]

This email address is being pro-

tected from spam bots, you need

Javascript enabled to view it . For

product inquiries and dealer loca-

tions, please visit www.ptprop.com.


Darren is 46 years old, mar-

ried to childhood sweetheart

April, they have 2 boys, Jon,

20 and James, 14 James at-

tended the 2012 NMPA con-

ventionI with his Dad Due to economic

reasons he quit school in grade 12 to be a

logger then a truck driver/heavy equip-

ment operator/mechanic, for 3 different

contractors in the area.

He also has experience laying asphalt

and worked on an oil rig, briefly. Then

found a new love, working for a prop

shop. He started that job 21 years ago

and due to frustration he quit when the

owner wouldn’t buy any pitch blocks,.

He then went back to welding and me-

chanic work (self-employed) this time.

Then 2 years later he was talked into do-

ing prop repair by the local Yamaha

dealer and have been doing it ever since

then. “I joined the NMPA in 2006 but

never attended a convention until 2009,

this was a mistake on my part,” “ I

should went when I joined up. I would

be a lot farther ahead now if I had. Better

late than never, I also graduated from

high school 12 years late.”

NMPA welcomes new

Board Member Darren


When you can’t afford to apologize for workmanship

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Use the Baumeter Cup Gauge to cup propellers right….

The first time !

Used by the

National Marine Propeller Associa-

tion

Certification program to qualify cupping to the nearest .001”

Available from:

Baumann Marine

2311 Macario Garcia Dr.

Houston, Texas 77011

Phone: (713) 926-6908 Fax: (713) 926-6920

Get

Certified,

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Be sorry !

NMPA welcomes another new

Board Member Ricky Besmehn

Ricky is 32 years old, he

been married to his wife

Jessi for 9 years we have 3

kids Carter (8), Landon

(4), and Macy (1.5).

He was born and raised in

Brainerd Minnesota. After

high school he went to the

local college for a degree

welding and fabricating.

During that time my dad

gave me a couple of his props to weld up. In

2000 I started Lakes Area Welding & Propel-

ler and did fabricating and odd welding repair

jobs, after a year or so he started getting into

the propeller repair and decided to concen-

trate his business more to the propeller repair

side of things so he did as much research on

propeller repair that I could find. I basically

learned prop repair from trial and error and

joined the NMPA to learn more.

He has been going to the conventions each

year and has been able to learn more and

more every year, acquiring the latest tools to

help make the job easier and faster. Ricky got

certified in aluminum and stainless in 2005

and 2006. Since doing that they have been

recognized as one of the top producers in pro-

peller repair and sales in Minnesota. Since

2006 our business has grown 25% to 35% a

year. In 2007 we changed our name to

Brainerd Propeller. Ricky credits a lot of our

business success to the NMPA and its mem-

bers for the resources and knowledge.



The NMPA proudly welcomes

the following new members

Brandon Furr

Aladdin Welding Products

1300 Burton SE


(616) 243-2531

[email protected]

Rusty and Chelsea Regalado

Skeg Depot

North Stemmons Frwy Suite

100

Dallas TX 75234 USA

[email protected]

(972) 241-3580

Paul Smith

Tecnoseal Marine Anodes USA

2020 NW 29th. Street

Fort Lauderdale FL 33311 USA

(954) 874-6309

More

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Long time Marine

Engineer/Naval Architect , Tony Buczek

passes away

Tony Buczek

Mr. Anton F. (Tony) Buczek, Jr. of Grand Rapids, MI passed away No-vember 30, 2012 and now rejoins his wife Dorothy. Surviving are his chil-dren Christine, Mark (Chris) , Matthew (Julie), Anton III (Jeniece) Buczek. Grandchildren, Rick, Dean (Janell) and Andrea Donley, Katie Buczek, Ra-chel (Hassan) Salim ans Nathan Buc-zek, Justin Buczek, and Great grand-children, Kendall Donley, Asha and Abe Salim, relatives and friends He will be remembered for his story tell-ing, dancing and his love for organ music. Tony graduated from the Uni-versity of Michigan with a batchelor’s

degree as a Naval Architect/Marine Engineer. Tony had a number of acco-lades from many that he had sized the exact propeller size for their

commercial and pleasure vessels. I’ll forever be grateful for the help that he gave me me in this area as well. Tony along with Naval Architects Bob Kress and Kevin Mitchell wrote many sizing programs used in today’s instructional seminars. He will be missed by all.

He retired as a Vice President at Michigan Wheel Marine, and earlier had

years of service with Roamer Yachts (Chris Craft) Tony was a life member of the Elks Lodge # 48. he was a mem-ber of the Holy Spirit Church and Holy

Family Church in Sparta. A Mass of Christian Burial an Committal eill be celebrated Tuesday 11:00 AM at Holy Spirit Church where he will repose one hour prior. Entombment Holy Cross Mausoleum. His family will receive visitors Monday 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM at The Arsulowicz Brothers Remem-brance Mortuary, 3525 Remembrance NW where a Rosary will be prayed Monday at 7:00 PM Memorial contri-butions to Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital will be appreciated.

Anton F. (Tony) Buczek, Jr.

We will miss you

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“Level-1 Inboard Certification”

Level-1 certification is a demonstration of a thorough understanding of

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This is an open book test. You will be mailed or e-mailed both the written test

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After completion you will mail the test back for grading.

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This is the first test in what will be a series of certification levels of inboard propellers.

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