I went through this same process last year. I was very interested in the MaxProp until I talked to a friend of mine who raved about his Gori 3-blade. I looked into it and wound up buying a Gori 3-blade for our 30-2 as well. It’s a unique design where the blades reverse, providing full performance in reverse as well as a 2nd more aggressive pitch for cruising. It eliminated our prop walk and has performed very well for us. Lower drag when folded compared to the MaxProp. No connection to any of the companies, but thought I would add another name to the search list.
Jim Reinardy C&C 30-2 “Firewater” Milwaukee, WI From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Josh Muckley via CnC-List Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2016 4:59 PM To: C&C List <[email protected]> Cc: Josh Muckley <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Stus-List Propeller Question for 35-3 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" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > 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 <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > 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:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ]On Behalf Of Jake Brodersen via CnC-List Sent: Friday, February 05, 2016 5:55 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> 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:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ] On Behalf Of Sam Wheeler via CnC-List Sent: Friday, February 5, 2016 16:13 To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Cc: Sam Wheeler <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > 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: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> 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: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> 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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