The Bruntons 3 blade autoprop is by now means a low cost feathering prop...i have the H5 model on Alianna driven by a Universal M4-30...it is a great prop...it was on Alianna when I purchased her about 12 years ago and so far not one issue with this baby, strong forward into a headwind or rough sea and strong in reverse too...because it is auto pitching and self feathering the drag factor is low for those who care about speed; I really like this prop
http://www.defender.com/category.jsp?path=-1|311|2349117&id=2349118 Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, *Alianna* Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS d.ve...@bellaliant.net On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 8:21 PM, Martin DeYoung via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >… Sounds like a Max-Prop is the gold standard. On the other hand, it > looks like those retail for a non-trivial percentage of what I paid for the > entire boat. Plus ongoing maintenance costs. Is it worth it? > > > > After owning three different boats with MAX Props I expect the answer to > “is it worth it” depends on how and where you use your boat. > > > > The way we use Calypso it is definitely worth the cost and maintenance. > We often motor for hours against the current when doing deliveries. When > we were on the west coast of Vancouver Island having the extra ”traction” > of a 3 blade MAX prop made it possible to power into an angry sea. The > boat stops like a trawler. There is some prop walk but less than with a > fixed prop. I have operated MAX prop equipped boats with no noticeable > prop walk. > > > > If we only powered off a mooring buoy or out of a marina then shut down > the engine for the day one of the lower cost folder/feathering prop would > be fine. > > > > For mostly racing the two blade is my preference, for longer distance > powering (cruising/deliveries) the 3 blade is smoother. If you look > closely at a MAX prop be sure to check how much clearance you have between > a blade tip and your hull. Calypso’s 3 blade’s diameter is a bit larger > than needed. We experience a little more prop walk and vibration than > necessary owning to the lack of tip clearance. > > > > Martin DeYoung > > Calypso > > 1971 C&C 43 > > Seattle > > > [image: Description: Description: cid:D1BF9853-22F7-47FB-86F2-4115CE0BAF2F] > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Sam > Wheeler via CnC-List > *Sent:* Friday, February 05, 2016 3:58 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Sam Wheeler > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Propeller Question for 35-3 > > > > Thanks again to everyone for sharing your experiences. Sounds like a > Max-Prop is the gold standard. On the other hand, it looks like those > retail for a non-trivial percentage of what I paid for the entire boat. > Plus ongoing maintenance costs. Is it worth it? > > > > On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 3:28 PM, Doug Allardyce via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I had a Martec when I purchased the boat, and soon replaced it with a two > blade 16" Maxprop. If I were to do it again, I would go with a three blade > Maxprop. Less vibration. > > > > Doug Allardyce > > C&C 35-III > > "BULLET" > > Detroit > > ~~~~~~~~_/)~~~_/)~~~~~~~~ > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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