ImpelPro Featured in WorkBoat and National Fisherman

We're proud to share a real milestone: ImpelPro has been featured in both WorkBoat and National Fisherman, two of the most respected names in commercial marine, for the way our impeller puller takes on one of the most frustrating maintenance jobs on any boat.

It started at Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle. Our founder, Eddie Protzeller, demonstrated the ImpelPro puller live on the show floor for Senior Associate Editor Ben Hayden. After watching Eddie pull an impeller with one hand, Ben tried it himself on a dry impeller from our display. In under two minutes, he had it out. No wrestling threads, no fighting for leverage, no two-handed struggle.

Then Eddie walked Ben through the real-world version: a water pump buried in a cramped engine compartment, wedged behind guards, plumbing, and brackets. The kind of space that makes tug crews, shipyard mechanics, deckhands, and captains all groan when it's time for an impeller change. That hands-on look led to the feature story now running in both publications.

For commercial operators, the math is simple. For a workboat fleet, downtime is money. For a fishing crew miles offshore or prepping for an opening, a failed impeller is lost time and lost income. 

ImpelPro is built for both: a bearing-driven extraction system, independent tightening and extraction threads, and compact arms engineered for the tight engine compartments common on tugs, trollers, seiners, and gillnetters. No removing cabs or guards to get the job done.

It's designed, engineered, and assembled in America, with most parts coming from Washington and Idaho and a few components from trusted sources in China.

For Eddie, who spent 14 years maintaining engines and pumps at Western Towboat Co. in Seattle, this tool is the payoff of a long mission: a better way to remove impellers safely, quickly, and with confidence, whether you're dockside or at sea.

We're honored to be recognized by WorkBoat and by National Fisherman, which has served commercial fishermen for more than 75 years.Read the full coverage:

• WorkBoat: https://www.workboat.com/marine-technician-designs-tool-to-simplify-impeller-removal

• National Fisherman: https://www.nationalfisherman.com/marine-technician-designs-tool-to-simplify-impeller-removal

See how ImpelPro can cut downtime for your fleet or your season at impelpro.com.

About the Author

Eddie Protzeller is a Seattle tugboat and yacht mechanic, and the inventor of the ImpelPro® Impeller Puller. With 15 years servicing inboard engines and generators, he designed ImpelPro after fighting a badly stuck impeller in a tight engine compartment. He specializes in boat cooling systems and impeller maintenance.

For more information about Eddie, please visit About Us.