I have had a Flex for about 10 years now. I think yours needs cleaning. Mine opens all the time without fail, so if yours is opening at the dock and not when under way, the only 'fix' I can think of is more throttle, or the reverse/forward trick, because something is interfering with the gears.
The only other problem I could imagine is that the prop is moving on the shaft and when it is sitting (dock) it is at a position where the prop blade/gear mechanism is working OK, but it moves when underway and slides a little backward causing the shaft to interfere with the opening. But, that seems counterintuitive - if the prop is moving backward from the motion through the water, it should be moving away from the shaft. If you are in the water, you may want to have a diver check that out - if you are out, you can do it yourself. I've been delighted with mine. Gary 30-1 ----- Original Message ----- From: Bruno Lachance via CnC-List To: Danny Haughey ; mike.h...@impgroup.com ; bria...@rochester.rr.com ; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2014 10:09 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List Folding prop I have the 3 blades flexofold and no problem sor far. But after tree years i decided to remove the blades to clean the pins, etc... and put a fair amount of grease and remount, it's smooth as new. I did greased the gears as i could every launch but you can't grease the pins without disasembling and they get pretty dry adding friction, maybe whorst in salt water. you may alos have something stuck on the bumber like a barnacle or other crap preventing the blade to open fully. Overall i'm an happy customer and love my flexofold. Bruno 33mkII 87 Becassine ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 09:37:32 -0500 To: mike.h...@impgroup.com; cnc-list@cnc-list.com; bria...@rochester.rr.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Folding prop From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com That was going to be my suggestion. I would just add, give it some throttle in reverse and then you have to pop in forward. It is very hard on the dive train but, it may be what's necessary for that prop. That was how I had to open the prop on Lolita. I eventually went with a 3 blade fixed prop. Danny From my Android phone -------- Original message -------- From: "Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: 11/27/2014 8:07 AM (GMT-05:00) To: Brian Donovan <bria...@rochester.rr.com>,cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Folding prop Reverse and then fwd? ________________________________________ From: CnC-List [cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] on behalf of Brian Donovan via CnC-List [cnc-list@cnc-list.com] Sent: November 26, 2014 9:52 PM To: CnC-List@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Folding prop This was my first season with Celtic Fire a C & C 35' MK III sailing on Lake Ontario. I have a folding prop Prop (Flexofold 2 blade 16 R). That does not open up all the way when the boat is moving, when this happens it creates a lot of vibration. This problem does not happen when I leave the dock and start from a standing still. I wonder if anyone else has experienced a similar problem and found a solution. Cheers, Brian Brian Donovan 112 Frisbee Hill Rd. Hilton NY 14468 585 313 1940 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com 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: CnC-List@cnc-list.com 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: CnC-List@cnc-list.com 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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