Globe Marine’s Run-dry Impellers® and DRIVESAVERs® are eco-friendly and more green than most. They’re made to bend, not break up in your engine — saving you costly engine repairs and keeping plastic debris out of our world’s oceans.
See our comprehensive online-search tools to find the right Run-dry Impeller® or DRIVESAVER® model for your boat’s engine.
It’s time to replace your boat’s impeller, if f you haven’t already done so and Spring is the beginning of your boating season. Globe Marine recommends that every boat owner replace their engine impeller once every boating season to get optimal use and reliability for your boat’s engine. Here’s why…
No Worn Impellers – an impeller that’s “taken a set”
If you stored your boat this winter, the impeller shouldn’t be left in your boat’s engine or pump when first opened for spring. Why? Leaving impellers in the boat engines over the winter, especially in cold climates, can cause the impeller to “take a set.” More than likely, the impeller will still work, but you won’t get optimal water or diesel flow from it.
Likewise, if you tried to store your impeller in a special fluid to preserve it over the winter, it may still “take a set”, or worse, degrade due to the fluid. Besides these preservatives not being recommended by most manufacturers, re-installed impellers almost always are warped or damaged — not to mention challenging to re-install. The re-installed impeller still may work initially, but you won’t get optimal performance out of it. It’s bound to let you down when you need it the most.
Almost all impeller manufacturers recommend replacing impellers at least once per season, so it’s a safe bet that you should probably do so at the beginning of each boating season. These recommendations have come from rigorous testing and development. Manufacturers know what the best operating conditions — and the not-so-great conditions — are for your particular impeller to run at its best. It may seem smart to save $20-$30 by re-using an old impeller, but you’ll spend more on gas and possibly even engine or pump repairs. In the long run, you’ll save money by replacing your impeller now while getting your vessel ready for the new season.
Depending on your engine size and model, impellers are a small portion of the total maintenance costs for your boat. It really isn’t too much to pay for optimal engine performance and may even save you a little on fuel consumption and efficiency. It’s better than waiting for a tow or getting stranded out on the water with an overheated engine or broken pump. With those benefits, a new impeller may even pay for itself in just a few short weeks.
Globe Marine has 71 different sizes of our famous Run-Dry® Impellers, the only impeller guaranteed to run-dry for up to 15 minutes, from which to choose. Nearly half of our impellers come with matching gaskets and O-rings included in their see-through packaging and almost all impellers have corresponding models for both water or diesel transfer applications.
Chances are, there’s a Globe Marine Run-Dry® impeller to match your boat’s needs. To find the right Globe Run-Dry® Impeller for you, see our easy-to-use search feature, allowing you to match your existing engine or pump model by manufacturer or impeller dimensions:
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Globe Marine’s and Globe Composite Solutions’ own engineer, Brian Evans, recently spoke with Jonathan Taylor from Composites Weekly magazine — the industry’s foremost leading podcast on engineered composites, plastics, and advanced materials — in their weekly interview. Read on to learn more about the innovative composite materials Globe Marine’s Run-Dry Impellers®, DRIVESAVERs®, and other marine parts and accessories are comprised.
Globe Marine’s Run-Dry Impellers® and DRIVESAVERs® are made from Globe’s proprietary composite materials, called Brandonite®. Brandonite® is a family of innovative and patented composite materials made by Globe alone to ensure that your marine parts withstand the tests of time, the ravages of the elements, and wear and tear beyond the expectation of OEM parts. Our Brandonite® materials also are made to break apart in the event of an unforeseen engine crisis or accident, saving your boat from metal shards or shrapnel lodging in your engine. See how Globe Marine’s DRIVESAVERs® can save your engine and mean the difference between replacing a part in your boat’s engine or replacing your entire transmission.
With Globe Composite Solutions’ patented composite formulas, Globe Marine’s Run-Dry Impellers® are self-lubricating. Meaning, they have the lubricating agent infused into the composite material from which they’re made. This self-lubrication makes Globe Marine’s Run-Dry Impellers® the only impeller on the market able to run dry for up to 15 minutes!
Listen to Globe Marine’s and Globe Composite Solutions’ engineer, Brian Evans, review all of the above mentioned Globe Marine products and their benefits in Composites Weekly‘s podcast:
Need an impeller or DRIVESAVER® now? Find the right run-dry impeller or DRIVESAVER® with Globe Marine’s comprehensive search tools.
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Boat Show season has officially started and that means it’s time to get ready for the boating season. It’s time to start thinking about getting that boat or watercraft out of storage or dry dock and getting your baby seaworthy.
One of the most important parts of ensuring your vessel is seaworthy is replacing the impeller at the beginning of every boating season. A new impeller will ensure that your boat or craft’s engine is working at peak performance. Old impellers certainly may work still, but to get the most out of your engine a new impeller is paramount.
What’s the best way to ensure you’re getting the best impellers on the market? Globe Marine Run-dry® Impellers, of course. Time on the water is precious, so trust the most reliable impellers available. Globe Marine Run-dry® Impellers are guaranteed to run-dry for up to 15 minutes, potentially saving your engine from costly repairs.
Tests prove that Globe Marine impellers outperform standard neoprene or rubber impellers every time.
Find the perfectly matching impeller with our comprehensive Find the Right Impeller tool. Globe Marine has over 83 models to fit almost any engine and our 35 most popular models include complimentary gaskets and O-rings. While you’re at it, why not stock up on an extra impeller? Having an extra impeller on-board is far better than waiting for a tow!
Need to know where to shop? Find a Globe Marine dealer near you:
This February marked the 59th year of the New England Boat Show. As the Northeast’s largest boat show, it’s argued by many (along with the Miami Boat Show) to kick off the boat show season.
According to marinesource.com, the New England Boat Show with its “property of over 300,000 square feet displaying an array of hundreds of boats from some of the best dealers” is the premiere boating expo for the region.
Check out Globe Marine’s list of show highlights linked below. Then, once you’ve found your perfect boat, get the perfectly matching impeller with our comprehensive Find the Right Impeller tool.
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Yacht stuck in snow on way to 2015 New England Boat Show in Boston.
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… Because when run-dry performance counts, you can count on Globe Marine. Globe Marine Run-dry® Impellers are the only impellers in the world guaranteed to run dry for up to 15 minutes. Globe impellers are made of Brandonite® a high-strength, elastomeric material with self-lubricating compounds for run-dry protection and improved resistance to sand and dirt to help keep you going in the most difficult conditions. Our impellers help to protect your engine in a damaging event and are priced competitively compared to standard neoprene impellers.
Globe Run-dry® Impeller Model 300 comes with a brass core to meet the most demanding pump applications. It’s designed to withstand sunlight, saltwater, diesel fuel, and caustic chemicals and lubricants. All of Globe Marine’s impellers are designed to withstand the harshest of conditions, including continual exposure to the elements.
Model 300 Run-Dry® Blue Impeller |
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| Outside Diameter: | 4 1/2″ (95 mm) |
| Width: | 4 5/16″ (102 mm) |
| Shaft Diameter: | 1″ (25 mm) |
| Core Type: | Brass |
| Number of Blades: | 10 |
| Liquid Type: | Water |
| Drive Type: | 45° 10-Tooth Spline |
| Manufacturer’s Models It Replaces: | Sherwood 30000 |
Globe Marine offers a wide variety of impellers with 82 sizes from which to choose. We have impeller models to fit any engine. To find the nearest dealer near you, use our handy Find a Dealer tool. Unsure of which impeller model you need for your boat’s engine? Use our comprehensive Find the Right Impeller guide.
Globe Marine recommends to every boat owner to replace their boat engine impeller every season. This recommendation stems from several reasons and much research. Below is a short list of why the beginning of the boating season is the best time to replace your boat engine’s impeller.
Sometimes there’s something to be said for groupthink. If 4 out 5 dentists say you should chew sugar-free gum, maybe you should chew sugar-free gum over the sugary kind? Since almost all impeller manufacturers recommend replacing your boat engine’s impeller at the beginning of the boating season, it’s a safe bet that you should probably do so. These recommendations have come from rigorous testing and development. It’s a safe bet that the manufacturer knows what the best conditions — and the not-so-great conditions — are for their particular impeller models.
No Worn Impellers – an impeller that’s “taken a set”
If your boat was winterized, your impeller should no longer be in your boat’s engine when first opened for spring. Leaving impellers in the boat engines over the off-season, especially in cold climates, can cause the impeller to “take a set.” More than likely, the impeller will still work, but you won’t get optimal water or diesel flow from it.
Likewise, if you tried to store your impeller in a special fluid over the off-season, it may still “take a set.” There aren’t any developed fluids recommended by most manufacturers for the proper storing of impellers, especially in colder climates. Re-installing impellers that have been stored over the off-season without the package directions can not only be challenging, but also are almost never aligned correctly causing warping or damage to the impeller at best and engine damage at worst. That being said, the impeller may still work, but you won’t get optimal performance out of it.
Globe Run-dry Impellers with O-rings
Depending on your engine size and model, impellers are a small portion of your maintenance costs for your boat. It really isn’t too much to pay for optimal engine performance and may even save you a little on fuel consumption and efficiency. With those two benefits, the impeller may even pay for itself in a few short weeks. An old impeller, not working at peak performance, may cost you even more over the long-run.
Globe Marine has 82 different sizes / models of our famous Run-dry® Impellers from which to choose — the only impeller guaranteed to run dry for up to 15 minutes. Thirty-five of those run-dry impellers now come with matching gaskets and O-rings included right in the package. Almost all impellers have corresponding models for both water or diesel transfer. There’s a Globe Marine impeller to match almost any size boat engine and anyone’s needs. To find the right Globe Run-dry® Impeller, use our comprehensive online Find the Right Impeller tool, where you can search by model number, manufacturer, or dimensions.
See Globe Marine’s new ad posted by Stright-MacKay in this month’s issue of Boating Industry Canada’s Current News. (See the right sidebar, below the fold.)
Remember to find the only Run-Dry® Impellers guaranteed to run dry for up to 15 minutes, now complete with gaskets and O-rings, see Globe Marine’s comprehensive Find the Right Impeller search tool.
Thanks, Stright-MacKay!
(Boating Industry Canada, NEWSWEEK; May 5, 2015, Volume 9, Issue 18)
Havana is only 90 miles from the southern coast of Florida and a little over 1,200 nautical miles from Globe Marine’s headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts. It’s a trip just long enough to carry a spare Run-dry Impeller® and DRIVESAVER® before leaving. So, if you could sail to Cuba, would you?
Yes and no. While the economic sanctions and travel restrictions to Cuba were loosened this past December and then again in January, technically you still can’t ‘vacation’ there. You can sign up for what’s called a ‘people-to-people’ tour, as long as the tour falls under one of the accepted travel categories. The most common categories are:
Tour-members no longer have to apply for a license to travel to Cuba under one of these categories and there aren’t many established guidelines for meeting category these requirements.
Unfortunately, you still have to fly into Cuba on a chartered flight and tour (which would imply that tourism in Cuba for US tourists is now open). You still can’t sail there casually without risking a fine, your boat impounded, incarceration, etc. However, it can be done through the right channels by obtaining a “temporary sojourn permit” from the U.S. Department of Treasury. This is like an “export/import license” for your boat and may take up to six months for approval (Sailing to Cuba, SpinSheet, Feb. 25, 2015).
Barring all of those licenses, and requirements, would you sail to Cuba if you could? What’s the point, you may ask? Just go to Bermuda or the Bahamas instead? Here are the most common tourist (i.e. not family, religious, humanitarian ones) reasons why:
But, in all honesty, it’s so close; why not?
TrawlerFest, the premiere cruising boat show from PassageMaker magazine, is coming back to New England! They’ll be stopping in Essex, Connecticut this summer 2015 for five days from June 2, 2015 to June 7, 2015.
TrawlerFest is a boat show “specifically designed for cruising enthusiasts” per PasageMaker’s website. After not having a venue in New England for a short while, they’re back by popular demand. The venue new to TrawlerFest, Brewer Yacht Yards, boasts a “13-acre island, offers 125 slips” and is “located just five miles from the mouth of the Connecticut River.”
To top it all off, PassageMaker magazine has the good sense to value Globe Marine Run-Dry® Impellers, the only impellers guaranteed to run-dry for up to 15 minutes. See PassageMaker’s review of our Run-Dry® Impellers in their magazine.
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