Performance Information

OUR TECHNOLOGY BOASTS AN IMPRESSIVE RANGE OF
UNFAIR ADVANTAGES OVER CONVENTIONAL PROPELLERS,
COVERING EVERY MAJOR PERFORMANCE MEASURE:

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SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE

  • Uses 50% less battery / fuel
  • Range is doubled at cruising speed
  • 25% faster at full throttle
  • Greater acceleration
  • Cuts carbon emissions
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SUPERIOR MANEUVERABILITY

  • Excellent handling near docks and structures
  • Reverse thrust = 100% of forward thrust
  • Much shorter stopping distances
  • Better bite in turns; maintains speed in turns
  • Instant acceleration forward and reverse
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PRACTICALLY INDESTRUCTIBLE

  • Shrugs off logs, boulders, oyster beds
  • Weedless and anti-fouling
  • Made of non-corroding polymer
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QUIET

  • Noise reduced by 98%
  • Low/No vibration
  • Silent in turns and in reverse
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VASTLY SAFER

  • No sharp edges
  • Can’t cut people or wildlife
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ECONOMICAL

  • 3 year warranty
  • Gain the performance of a larger motor for a fraction of the cost
  • Damage-resistant. Repairs are rare
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SUPERIOR THRUST, EVEN IN REVERSE

Conventional propellers are notoriously bad in reverse, typically providing less than 25% of forward thrust. This is an issue when trying to avoid collisions, especially in crowded areas, near docks and in stumpy fishing areas. Maelstrom props provide reverse thrust equal to 100% of forward thrust, making it much easier to avoid collisions with stumps, docks, and other boats.

Maelstrom Power vs Speed graph, showing our improvements over the market leader

Prototypes of our Eddy Series trolling prop beat the market leader - Minn Kota’s Weedless Wedge 2. Tests were repeatedly, and rigorously, conducted using a new Minn Kota Model Riptide 112-16 thrust motor.

For starters, Eddy is far more efficient. At the same cruising speed, Eddy used 50% less energy than the market leaders. That translates into double the range, allowing more time on the water. At equal energy consumption (electrical power, watts), Eddy is >25% faster.  

maelstrom dominates market segment leader

Maelstrom’s Eddy beats the market segment leader on their own motor: matching their top speed, Eddy uses just 50% of the power, doubling the boat’s range! And the power you saved? Use some to boost boat speed by >25%. Maelstrom’s tech makes your boat go farther, faster — the minute you swap your old prop for an Eddy.

How We Compare

Comparison Chart showing differences in features of Maelstrom Marine Propulsion vs competitors (conventional propellers)