Same here with our 39 TM back in the day. I still have the old shaft with it's prop mark as well as the old Martec prop on the wall in our bout house to remind just how nice it is to now own a Max Prop
Jack Fitzgerald HONEY - US12788 C&C 39 TM Best regards, Jack Fitzgerald, export manager Fitzgerald Forwarding Co. Inc. FMC license no:1966F 260 Oatland Island Road, Savannah, GA 31410 USA Tel. no: 912 898.1069 - Fax no: 912 898.9458 Email*: [email protected] www.fitzgeraldforwarding.com **PLEASE REMOVE [email protected] <[email protected]> FROM YOUR ADDRESS BOOK AND IMMEDIATELY ADD [email protected] <[email protected]>* On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 2:31 PM, Martin DeYoung via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > On a C&C 39 (A4, Martec folding prop) back in the late 70’s we would > mark the shaft coupling with lines indicating when the prop blades were > vertical. For a long offshore race like Transpac we would send one of the > crew over the side to put a rubber band or two around the blades to keep > them closed. Usually it was the youngest crew member or the newbie that > had to take the plunge. > > > > Martin > > Calypso > > 1971 C&C 43 > > Seattle > > > [image: Description: cid:D1BF9853-22F7-47FB-86F2-4115CE0BAF2F] > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Charlie > Nelson via CnC-List > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 08, 2014 11:15 AM > *To:* [email protected]; [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Folding prop horizontal vs vertical plane.. > > > > Sounds correct--I just was defining a plane differently than you. > > > > For example, if there was a piece of paper clutched by the blades, the > paper would be held in an approximate > > vertical plane when folded to minimize drag. > > > > Martec's instructions 1) keep the lower blade from falling down and 2) > project the least area in the direction > > of boat motion (and would hold the paper in a vertical plane as well). > > > > Charlie Nelson > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List <[email protected]> > To: cnc-list <[email protected]> > Sent: Tue, Jul 8, 2014 1:14 pm > Subject: Stus-List Folding prop horizontal vs vertical plane.. > > My prop is folding, not feathering. On a non-geared folder If you have > the blades on a vertical plane, the lower blade will hang down from gravity > / add additional drag. On horizontal plane they fold together completely > (Looks like a seaweed) and minimize drag. If it's a geared folder, they > will fold completely no-matter the angle > > That's per Martec's instructions. See comment about the Pivot point > (Shaft) being set vertical (Making the blades horizontal) > http://www.martec-props.com/install_eliptec.htm > > As for the rebuilds, they are about a hundred bucks with Martec. They > re-drill the hub, install a larger diameter shaft, re-drill the blades, > balance and polish the whole thing. The prop looked brand new. > > Call the MFG to get an idea if you are out of specs. My blades wiggled > more than 1 inch at the tips so it was pretty obvious.. > > -Francois Rivard > 1990 C&C 34+ "Take Five" > Lake Lanier, Georgia. > > > _______________________________________________ > > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > > > Email address: > > [email protected] > > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page > > at: > > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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