Go sailing! 😏. It’s survived a loooong time the way it is. Congrats on the purchase by the way.
Dave - 33-2 Sent from my iPhone > On May 4, 2019, at 12:17 PM, Shawn Wright <shawngwri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm posting this for reference, in case it is helpful to anyone. The prop on > our new 35-2 is a Campbell Sailor 3 blade, marked 14 1/2 RH P16, on a 1" > shaft. It is driven by a 40hp VW diesel, through a Hurth 100 2.5:1 > transmission. The engine does not have a tach, but I plan on adding one so I > can see how things compare with engine speed vs: boat speed. > > While the shaft overhang is quite long at about 12" beyond the cutlass > bearing and strut, a surveyor looked at it and said he'd seen quite a few > done this way, and didn't feel it was an issue, and the shaft was true. Of > course, if I snag a line, I am more likely to bend something, so I will > exercise care. My only options to reduce the overhang are moving to a long > strut closer to the prop, or installing a smaller prop and shortening the > shaft. I'm at a 16 pitch now, so I don't know if a smaller prop with a > steeper pitch will work. I'll investigate that if the current setup starts to > cause issues. > > -- > Shawn Wright > shawngwri...@gmail.com
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