Get a three-blade prop. It will run much smoother than a two-blade prop. Alan
On Wed, Jun 3, 2026 at 7:49 PM John Christopher via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I have an 83 LF38 with a fixed 2-blade 16” diameter with 13” pitch. I am > thinking of getting a feathering prop. I have a Westerbeke 27 with a Hurth > HBW-150 VDrive 2:1.1 that is rated at 30hp at 3000 RPM. > > I was wondering if I should maintain a 16” diameter or reduce to a 15” so > I searched at the recommendation says reduce to 15”. It got me curious to > know what some of you have done having bought feathering / folding props. > > Also, would the engine stall trying to put it in forward or reverse if the > prop was too big assuming it had clearances. > > /John > Please help cover the costs of maintaining this list by making a small > contribution using PayPal at: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!rJ-WQhZgEkGd3yVmw7ETMYrG-vBq4gIPEiuQlFsXjBu2NzXb4zVolPtyJ0NO-9KBiBX-qvgO_F_TIrXZ4UXE0U4$ > All contributions are greatly appreciated.
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