I have a Max-Prop and have enjoyed the consistent operation and quality of engineering which went into it. If I were in the market for a prop I would seriously consider a flex-fold. As I understand it there is no pitch to set and IIRC many of the components are plastic.
Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD Yanmar 3HM35F - Max-Prop On Feb 5, 2016 6:59 PM, "Sam Wheeler via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Thanks again to everyone for sharing your experiences. Sounds like a > Max-Prop is the gold standard. On the other hand, it looks like those > retail for a non-trivial percentage of what I paid for the entire boat. > Plus ongoing maintenance costs. Is it worth it? > > On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 3:28 PM, Doug Allardyce via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> I had a Martec when I purchased the boat, and soon replaced it with a two >> blade 16" Maxprop. If I were to do it again, I would go with a three blade >> Maxprop. Less vibration. >> >> >> Doug Allardyce >> >> C&C 35-III >> >> "BULLET" >> >> Detroit >> >> ~~~~~~~~_/)~~~_/)~~~~~~~~ >> >> -----Original Message----- >> *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]*On Behalf Of *Jake >> Brodersen via CnC-List >> *Sent:* Friday, February 05, 2016 5:55 PM >> *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> *Cc:* Jake Brodersen >> *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Propeller Question for 35-3 >> >> Sam, >> >> >> >> My Martec doesn’t like to turn at slow speeds. I can actually feel the >> blades flopping around if I’m near idle speed. It’s not a big issue, but >> the prop does have some favorite rpm ranges. Mine is now about 12 years >> old and has never been rebuilt. I only average about 50 hours a year >> motoring though. >> >> >> >> Jake >> >> >> >> *Jake Brodersen* >> >> *C&C 35 Mk-III “Midnight Mistress”* >> >> *Hampton VA* >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Sam >> Wheeler via CnC-List >> *Sent:* Friday, February 5, 2016 16:13 >> *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> *Cc:* Sam Wheeler <samwheeler.s...@gmail.com> >> *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Propeller Question for 35-3 >> >> >> >> Thanks, everyone! >> >> >> >> Tim and Dave, you mentioned issues getting the Martec to open at low >> revs. Would a short boost to high revs when you start the engine solve >> that issue? >> >> >> >> Sam >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the >> bottom of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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