I am surprised to hear about these problems with Gori propellers. Do you know if you got static or dynamic balancing? I am guessing that you got a static balancing which I believe would be fine for the propellers used on our sailboats. There is some information and some YouTube videos that you may wish to view on the topic and maybe try some things yourselves before you pay serious bucks to change. With the type of problems you are reporting if balancing is your problem then I would expect that things are significantly out of balance and a static check may show that.
On a previous boat I had a 2 blade (not geared) Martec folding prop that I tried to balance simply by making sure the blades each weighed the same (nearest 0.1g) by filing material off the backside of the heavy blade until both blades weighed the same. That prop worked as well as could be expected afterwards, that is to say I don't think what I did made it any worse and maybe a bit smoother running. Alianna came to me with a Bruntons 3 blade Autoprop (H5) which is self feathering, self pitching, auto forward and auto reverse with equal thrust in forward and reverse and very low drag. That prop is a marvel of design and construction and has operated flawlessly during the 8 years I have had the boat. Attached to the Universal M4-30 it can drive Alianna at over 6 kts into a head wind and rolling sea. I can highly recommend the Autoprop but I believe it may be on the expensive side. Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS _____ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Chris Tassone Sent: February 12, 2013 6:33 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List tip clearance Hi Eric, When I broke a blade on my 2-blade fixed prop, I bought a Gori 2-blade 16.5x11 RH for My 1979 C&C 34. I bought a new shaft, coupling and cutlass to complement the Gori. From 3 to 5 knots I get a lot of noise/vibration. At 6 knots it is better but still noticeable. After haulout I spoke with Geoff at AB and they finally agreed to rebalance it. I put it back on an there was no improvement. I saw Steve from AB at the Strictly Sail Chicago show last month and he questioned my tip clearance. I measured it at 5" from the hull. Steve's response was to have it rebalanced again. At this point I can't live with this prop and am considering going back to a fixed blade. I spoke to the people at Flexo-Fold and they believe the problem is the rectangular shape of the Gori blades. They could be right but I'm a little gun shy regarding folding props. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: Eric Baumes <mailto:eric.bau...@gmail.com> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 9:25 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List tip clearance Chris, What model do you have? I just yanked my Gori 2-blade prop off my 34/36. I put it on last year and when it first went on the boat shook like crazy. I got 100 yards out of the marina, throttled up then turned around. The yard hauled the boat, check the shaft for true, put it back in the water, aligned the engine, drove it, aligned the engine again. I picked the boat up as the racing season had started, and took the boat 9 hours to a regatta. On the way home I brought it back to the boat yard as the vibration was still bad except for a few RPM bands. I talked with AB marine and they didn't have a 1 1/8' hub but swapped out the blades. The boat came out of the water, blades swapped and went back in. It was better, but when I took the boat out on a cruise, I found the vibration/noise and the complaint of my wife who sleeps in the aft cabin when I leave anchorage early that it was much louder than last year. As I said, I had the yard pull the prop and I am going to contact AB Marine this week. Given everything I went through last year, I am really tempted to just get a martec. If they tell me the prop is fine, then I don't want to put it back on the boat. If they tell me it had to be balanced, I am not sure I trust putting it back on the boat. Eric 34/36 #74 On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 7:55 PM, Chris Tassone <ctass...@charter.net> wrote: Steve, Thanks for getting back to me. I doubt getting this Gori 2-blade 16.5 x 11 RH prop rebalanced will help since I already did this and the results we're negative. After trying to resolve this for the last three years I think the only solution is a new prop. I relied on your company's expertise to size this prop for me and I made a mistake that I will have to live with. If you know of anyone that wants to buy a prop please let me know. Thanks for your concern. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Armitage <mailto:st...@ab-marine.com> To: Chris <mailto:ctass...@charter.net> Tassone Sent: Friday, February 08, 2013 12:22 PM Subject: Re: tip clearance Dear Sir, Perhaps the thing to do is have the propeller removed and re-balanced as i think you have enough tip clearance and don't see this as an issue. Sorry that i cannot be more helpful than that. Regards, Steve Armitage AB Marine, Inc 747 Aquidneck Ave Middletown, RI 02842 sa...@ab-marine.com 401-847-7960 On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 4:58 PM, Chris Tassone <ctass...@charter.net> wrote: Hi Steve, My name is Chris Tassone. I spoke with you at Strictly Sail Chicago concerning the noise I get with my Gori 16.5" x 11 x 2rh prop. You suggested that tip clearance could be the culprit. My tip clearance is 5-1/2". I spread the prop by spanning the blades and hub with a strait edge and measured this distance. I also measured the distance on my 1" shaft from the cutlass to the front of the prop hub which is 1-3/8". My boat is a 1979 C&C 34 with a Yanmar 2QM. The noise is really noticeable and could be a concern if I ever try to sell the boat. Would a smaller prop solve the problem? I installed a new shaft and coupling when I purchased the Gori. I lapped the shaft and checked it with a dial indicator. The shaft is aligned. I really appreciate your attention. 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