Doug - what is the name/type of grease? Have been fairly cavalier about greasing my Gori and probably should be more caring.
Thanks. Dave. 33-2 Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 25, 2019, at 7:02 PM, Doug Robinson <doug.robins...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yo "J Prop'rs" > > We are currently running the two blade plastic prop on our CnC 29 as the > JProp is on the bench for disassembly and cleaning. You must use the > requisite grease in the JProp or it gets all gummed up and won't feather > easily. It also on occasion reverses settings and forward becomes reverse > and visa versa....I don't know why but our rigger fixes it. It replaced the > Martec which is supposed to be welded and refaced on occasion, which no one > informed us and as a result our welder suggested we retire it and use it for > a trophy of some kind. We bought the J Prop as it was the only device that > fits the C&C 29MkI and performance in reverse was considerably > improved, our prop is offset. Ken, notes that is adjustable and we carefully > monitored what other 29 owners were trying, those that had Atomic 4's and > followed their lead, saving considerable time and effort. We all ended up > using the offset of 5 for the Atom4. We should note that distribution of > this product has fallen to US Beta Marine distributor with the unfortunate > demise of the dealer in Quebec, (it's an Italian product). We are keen to > get it back in operation as the plastic prop is designed for and is > outstanding on the A4, but the Cornell engineer that design it has passed > away and nobody was smart enough to pick it up and continue sales. Hit > something and you can't replace it. > > The grease for the JProp is made in Canada by Shell for the maritime > fisheries trade. Unique > >> On 9/25/19 3:15 PM, Ken Heaton via CnC-List wrote: >> Note that the "J Prop" is pitch adjustable while installed on the boat so it >> can be fine tuned for pitch while it is installed. >> >> Ken H. >> >> On Wednesday, 25 September 2019, Ken Heaton <kenhea...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Hi Bruce, >> > >> > Our boat was built with a Universal diesel but was re-powered in 2001 by a >> > previous Quebec City owner. He wanted more horse power to fight the St. >> > Lawrence River currents and tides so we now have a Yanmar 3JH2-TBE diesel. >> > This is a 47 hp. Turbo with a 3 blade feathering "J Prop", prop made in >> > Italy. Nice combination. Lots of go, plenty of reverse. We're at about >> > 1100 hrs. on this combination, 400 we put on ourselves over the last 10 >> > years. >> > >> > I'd buy another J Prop if I needed one. >> > >> > Ken H. >> > >> > https://www.betamarinenc.com/j-prop/ >> > >> > https://ca.binnacle.com/p10220/J-Prop-Variable-Pitch-Propeller/product_info.html >> > >> > On Wednesday, 25 September 2019, Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List >> > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> Hello all, >> >> I know this has been discussed a lot on the board in the past, but given >> >> the recent discussions of over-propping on the part of flex-o-fold, I'd >> >> like to re-ask the question. The reason is that a folding prop is >> >> definitely in my future, as we have a fixed 3 blade prop on the boat now. >> >> We also sail in an area where crab pots are extremely common from >> >> October through April. For that reason alone I am leaning toward a >> >> folding prop. I also saw the rather well put together article in which a >> >> test of folding and feather props was performed - the one touted on >> >> flex-o-fold's website. >> >> By the way, in exchanging emails with flex-o-fold, they are recommending >> >> a 3 blade version, so if vibration is an issue with your two blade prop, >> >> that may not apply to me. >> >> With all these considerations in mind, when it comes to a >> >> folding/feathering prop, what do you have, and why do you like it? >> >> Looking forward to your insights, >> >> Bruce Whitmore >> >> 1994 C&C37/40+ >> >> "Astralis" >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and >> every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use >> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >>
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