you can, however; it will severely impact your drag. In a message dated 3/30/2010 3:42:20 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
can one put a kort nozzle around an inboard prop? --- In [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) , captain...@., cap > > A Kort nozzle > > > > In a message dated 3/30/2010 3:13:28 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > hardimandan@ hardimanda > > > > What is that circular thingy around your outboard prop called? (and where > can I get one) > > ~Dan Hardiman > > --- On Tue, 3/30/10, captain...@. --<captain...@cap> wrote: > > > From: captain...@. From: <captain...@cap> > Subject: Re: [IC27A] Re: a rudder with a mind of it's own > To: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > Date: Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 2:47 PM > > > > > > In a message dated 3/30/2010 2:41:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > alec...@... writes: > > > > > Hi David, > having also an outboard, going reverse is really difficult. Could you give > us more precision on what kind of tip etc where is it placed? Do you have > pictures or drawings? > Tks > Alec > > --- In _ic...@yahoogroups. com_ > (_mip://0575f7c0/mip://0575fmip://057mip://0575f7mip_ (mip://0575f7c0/mc/[email protected]) ) , captaindah@ .. wrote: > > > > By experiment, I added a tip to the base of my rudder's trailing edge. > > Over the years, I extended that tip twice and am now satisfied with the > > compensation it affords my rudder pressure. My outboard washes directly > onto > > the rudder when in reverse. And though it dynamically pressurizes my > rudder > > in that situation, I like it as I know it is coming and it allows me to > > precisely control my reversing situations. The tip is below the thrust > of my > > outboard which has a Kort nozzle which focuses its thrust and eliminates > > propeller tip vortex. > > > > David Hoyt > > Sovereignty > > Catalina 27 #65 > > ahsovereignty > > > > > > In a message dated 3/30/2010 10:04:41 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > > joe@ writes: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I just can’t resist… Perhaps the best way to stop this problem > would be > > to cut off the head of the rudder as in decapitation. I am betting you > > meant cavitation and spell check â€Å"helped†you out. Cavitation is > when water > > swirls into a funnel and air is sucked into the prop field and instead > of > > pushing water it is pushing air/water mix. > > Joe McCary > > Aeolus II. #4795, West River, MD > > _www.aeoluswestrive rwww._ (_mip://019d1c30/_ (mip://019d1c30/) www.aeoluswestri ver.net) > > joe at photoresponse dot com > > > > > > > > > > From: ic...@yahoogroups. ic...@yahoogroups. <WB ic...@yahoo IC27On > Behalf Of > > Sneddon, Keith - ES/IS. > > Under power from an inboard, the flow over the rudder is usually at a > much > > higher velocity, and because of that plus the proximity of the prop to > the > > rudder, is very turbulent (small scale phenomena) plus not very > organized > > as per direction (due to swirl, capitation,etc. ). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > > signature database 4983 (20100329) __________ > > > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > > > ___http://www.eset._ (http://www.eset./) htt__ (_http://www.eset.http:_ (http://www.eset.htt_/) ) (__http://www.eset._ (http://www.eset./) > com/_ (_http://www.eset.http_ (http://www.eset.com/) ) ) > > >
