Hi John! Good to hear from you...the rule of thumb - as I understand - is that
there should be a 25% gap between the hull and the edge of the prop blade. My
LF38 came with a stainless steel 16 inch Autostream feathering prop. Same
Westerbeke engine. I had the boat for 18 years with NEVER a problem or
rebuild. Reverse was powerful. I would recommend it. Don't see too many of
them around.As always. Just call if you need more info...I think you have my
number. GOOD LUCK!!Spencer Johnson 84 LF 38 "Alegria" #165Sent from my Galaxy
-------- Original message --------From: John Christopher via CnC-List
<[email protected]> Date: 6/3/26 9:49 PM (GMT-06:00) To: Stus-List
<[email protected]> Cc: John Christopher <[email protected]> Subject:
Stus-List Thinking about buying bf a feathering prop 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
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