Hi,Has anyone had any experience with folding or feathering props on their Vegas? Are the gains in light / moderate wind performance sufficient to justify installing one? I have been considering switching my 3 bladed prop for either a two bladed folding prop (cheap) or a three bladed feathering prop (more efficient but expensive). I have a relatively modern (year 2002) 10hp Nanni engine.Ilya Jakovich, HelsinkiAlbin Vega 2466 "Zina"
Folding props on a Vega
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Hyvää Päivää IlyaAccording to PHRF rules:Fixed Propeller Cruising Credit is: 6 seconds per mile for 2 blades;9 seconds per mile for 3 blades.For cruising, I don\'t think it makes a big enough difference to make up for the increased complications. For racing, it all depends on how close the other guy is.RegardsBob FuchsSilentium
If you ever have the need to adjust the pitch, you can do it with a max prop"asmodeane@... [AlbinVega]" AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com wrote:
Hi,Has anyone had any experience with folding or feathering props on their Vegas? Are the gains in light / moderate wind performance sufficient to justify installing one? I have been considering switching my 3 bladed prop for either a two bladed folding prop (cheap) or a three bladed feathering prop (more efficient but expensive). I have a relatively modern (year 2002) 10hp Nanni engine.Ilya Jakovich, HelsinkiAlbin Vega 2466 "Zina"
Hi,Has anyone had any experience with folding or feathering props on their Vegas? Are the gains in light / moderate wind performance sufficient to justify installing one? I have been considering switching my 3 bladed prop for either a two bladed folding prop (cheap) or a three bladed feathering prop (more efficient but expensive). I have a relatively modern (year 2002) 10hp Nanni engine.Ilya Jakovich, HelsinkiAlbin Vega 2466 "Zina"
I have had a max prop for 15 years and really like it. I am convinced it gives me as much as a knot. It powers ahead beautifully and backs like a freight train. 3 bladed.
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Mine cost a fortune (made in Denmark? Norway? Folding & works like a charm & is beautiful too!from myphone nn
I have used both folding and max props. For just racing a folding prop is probably the best as it folds flat. Once in a long ocean race we even hauled the boat and made a faired aluminum cover the that prop -- guess we were serious.But the Max prop can't be beat for a cruising boat. It does fold pretty flat when sailing and I don't think I ever lost much performance under sail. But the biggest advantage was in backing up. Since it articulates in the opposite direction, you basically have an almost perfect prop for reverse (about 85% actually since the blade is cupped for forward) -- a fixed prop give you probably half that. I installed one once on land. I had to cut the shaft a little to clear the skeg. But no big deal. And I was able to get the blade pitch set pretty well. However, once I did change it after it was installed -- actually my diver was extremely good and he could change this in the water (something I wouldn't recommend be tried "at home.")In some tests they say a two-bladed Max has better performance than the three blade. I could never get my head around that and always went for the three blade.Oh and they are tough. I once caught a crab line and it didn't hurt the prop at all. We were actually able to back it off by reversing the rotation. Chris Brown"The way before you is clear. Why then do you throw rocks in your own path?" - Ancient Chinese Proverb