If you can afford it, I would recommend a Max "feathering" prop. It has the
reduced drag of a "folder", same performance in forward as a fixed prop and the
reverse performance...you'll be able to back up as fast as you go forward!
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----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Hoy
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 6:38 PM
Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Folding prop
Hi Jim,
Wyanokee is a standard '86. There's been discussions over the years so I
think you'll probably get a number of recommendations and discussion from
others. We sail and race on Penobscot Bay in the Gulf of Maine where the
leading industry is lobstering. I bought a Martec to replace the standard
three bladed prop. I couldn't live without it! Prior to putting it on the
boat we were catching lobster pots every time we went out. Now, we sail right
through the floats and lines and don't give it a thought; in fact, I don't
think we've caught a pot since putting it on in 2003. If you contact Martec
(they have a website) they will tell you what you will need as they have the
specifications for the boat. It will increase your speed under sail perhaps as
much as half a knot. Under power we may loose as much as half a knot; it
hasn't been a problem and I frankly haven't noticed any difference. You should
be able to install it without modification.
Good luck!
Dave Hoy
WYANOKEE #6295
Camden, Maine
----- Original Message -----
From: James Henderson
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 6:42 AM
Subject: catalina27-talk: Folding prop
Does anyone have a folding prop, and can you recommend a size/pitch? I have
a Universal M-18 engine.
Thanks,
James
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