Patent ID: 8333627

Claim:
A protective system for underwater installation on the propeller of a boat, the boat having a waterline, the propeller having blades with front and rear surfaces, comprising: a flexible material comprising first and second opposed panels, the panels sized and shaped so as to be capable of enclosing the front and rear surfaces of the blades of the propeller; hook and loop fastener affixed to the flexible material in a manner for maintaining the flexible material in a state enclosing the propeller; and a link having first end and a second end, the first end attached to the flexible material, the link having sufficient length such that when the flexible material is enclosed about the propeller and maintained in place by the hook and loop fastener the second end of the link extends to a location proximate to the boat at or above the waterline of the boat wherein the link can be retrieved by a user of the boat; wherein a tug on the link by the user releases hook and loop fastener and thereby the flexible material from the propeller permitting the retrieval of the link and the flexible material as a unit from the propeller without the aid of a diver.