Hunter 30T Props

[Erik Lillya]

I recently bought a 1993 Hunter 30T. It has the standard 2 blade prop. Has anyone had any success with 3 blade props or folding props?

 

[David Foster]

What is success?

Higher average speed?Faster acceleration?Less drag?Less vibration?Less propwalk, especially in reverse?Good solutions range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars, depending on your preference, and budget.For instance, we got another 0.5 knots of speed, reduced vibration, and reduced propwalk from a rebuild of the prop that added winglets at the end of the blades. Our cost was $170.DavidLady Lillie

 

[John Sramek]

Martec 2 blade folding prop

My Martec 2 blade prop 15" works great.

 

[Terry hackler]

3 blade Maxprop

I put on a 3 blade Max prop about 5 years ago and love it. Virtually no prop walk in reverse and almost another knot under power. Very smooth also. Spendy for sure but well worth it my opinion. Took a couple tries to get the pitch set properly but not a big deal.