[C320-list] Folding Propellers for 3YM-30

[Len]

Planning to get Gori 3-blade folding 15 x 12 RH for Aqua5 (#1070).  Boat
came with 15 x 11 RH, and after much checking, have determined that 15 x 12
is best for Yanmar 3YM30.

Len Krane
Marina del Rey, CA


On 9/5/06, Bob & Bel Harrison <b_harrison at shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> Maverick (#1007) has a 15" 3-blade "Classic" MaxProp.  It required the
> prop
> shaft to be shortened maybe 1/2" for installation.  With the adjustable
> pitch set to 20 degrees (10.3 inches), we get a bit less than half a knot
> more speed for the same engine revs than a 15x9 3-bladed fixed prop, and I
> feel it could take a bit higher pitch as the engine has no trouble
> reaching
> high revs. Under sail, performance is much harder to quantify, but we're
> pleased with it.
>
> Bob & Bel Harrison
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Kurt R. Budelmann,
> M.D.
> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 6:54 AM
> To: C320-List
> Subject: [C320-list] Folding Propellars for 3YM-30
>
> Can any of the owners with the new 3YM-30 engine tell me what type, size
> and
> pitch of folding propellers they installed and how they like them?  Also
> any
> modifications of equipment necessary to install?
> __
> Kurt R. Budelmann
> Everwind, Catalina 320 # 1035
>
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