Sam: www.pyiinc.com will tell all and may well be your best source too. You may be able to find a used or reconditioned unit.
Maintenance on mine has been annual greasing and zinc replacement. 14 years, no problems. Rich > On Oct 21, 2013, at 5:02, sam.c.sal...@gmail.com wrote: > > Good experiences; thanks for sharing. > Looks like two or three endorsements for the Max Prop; about the same against > the Martec; one for the Flexofold; ...and a Gori replacing a Martec! > couple of questions: > How big a deal is the maintenance on the Max Prop? > Is it just a matter of greasing the prop every couple of years or is there > more? - I pull the boat out of the lake every October; so it wouldn't be too > much of a concern. > I still have the old prop on the shaft. Am I correct in assuming that the > taper is a standard SAE? I'm going to need to know for sure before I order. > (Probably safer to remove the prop and measure for peace of mind!) > Any more information / experiences / insights welcome. > > sam > C&C 26. Liquorice > Ghost Lake Alberta > > > On 10/20/2013 7:21 PM, Tim Goodyear wrote: >> Sam, I have a two blade Flex I Fold, which goes nicely forwards and >> backwards and replaced a 2 blade non-geared Martec that went sideways in >> reverse and sometimes went forward if the blades opened together (even >> after rebuilding). The two do not compare. >> >> Tim >> Mojito >> C&C 35-3 >> Branford, CT >> >> On Oct 20, 2013, at 7:10 PM, David Donnelly <da...@gnuattitude.ca> wrote: >> >>> Sam I also have the 2 blade Martec and a 26. I have not found poor >>> performance in reverse but I don't do it a bunch either. Can push just fine >>> going forward. >>> >>> David >>> >>> >>> Sent from Samsung Mobile >>> >>> >>> >>> -------- Original message -------- >>> From: Harry Hallgring <hhallgr...@icloud.com> >>> Date: 10-20-2013 5:00 PM (GMT-07:00) >>> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com >>> Subject: Re: Stus-List Folding/feathering Props >>> >>> >>> Sam, >>> I have a two blade folding Martec prop that goes 7 kts forward and four kts >>> directly sideways in reverse. Going with a Gori this winter. >>> >>> Harry >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone 6Beta >>> >>> On Oct 19, 2013, at 20:21, Sam Salter <sam.c.sal...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> This winters project is a folding/feathering prop. >>>> I've just sent off inquiries to: >>>> Flexofold >>>> Max Prop >>>> Slipstream >>>> >>>> Anyone got any comments/observations/likes/dislikes. >>>> Any experience good or bad with any type of folding/feathering prop would >>>> be useful. >>>> Any other manufacturers recommended. >>>> >>>> Now is your chance to get in on a real sailing topic - folding/feathering >>>> props OR rum! >>>> >>>> sam :-) >>>> C&C 26 Liquorice >>>> Ghost Lake Alberta >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>>> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >>>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >>> _______________________________________________ >>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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