Prop group's convention set for November

Author:: Trade Only Today Editors
Publish date:: Oct 2, 2009
Updated on: Jul 27, 2017

The National Marine Propeller Association will hold its annual national convention Nov. 6-8 in Las Vegas at the Orleans Hotel & Casino.

Keynote speakers will include Skip Burdon, president of the American Boat and Yacht Council, and Don MacPherson, technical director of HydroComp.

The 17th annual convention will include a series of seminars focusing on topics such as new technologies in propeller design, new techniques for propeller repair and the latest trends in the boating markets.

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