[C320-list] Club Racing the C320

[Kirk McCullough]

Len, I have never done that, but I do find it to be stable, ie)not drifting 
at all. It seems I get the same RPM vs boat speed as I always have. I'm sure 
its not accurate, but all I need is repeatability. With the old prop it 
would max out at 3300, then with the Kiwi only 3000, and the pitch change 
clearly did show up on the max rpm.

How do you calibrate your tach?

Kirk
#124
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Len" <aqua5len at gmail.com>
To: "C320-List" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 2:12 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Club Racing the C320


> Kirk---Do you calibrate your tachometer from time-to-time?  I've found 
> that
> its way off unless you do.\\
>
> Len Krane
> Aqua5  #1070
>
>
> On 8/22/07, Kirk McCullough <kirk.mccullough at telus.net> wrote:
>>
>> Steven
>>
>> I would need to look it up once we get back from our holiday to be sure.
>> But
>> as I recall its a 15 inch prop, and was pitched by Kiwi at 21 degrees.
>> They
>> don't use normal pitch units ie in inches. I found i could only get to
>> 3000
>> rpm with this pitch so last month on a haul out I reduced the pitch 1/4
>> turn
>> and i now get up to 3150, I may increase it a little more trying to get 
>> to
>> 3250, so i can run at 2600 to get the boat speed and efficiency from the
>> Perkins.
>>
>> I sail in western Canada and NW USA around the Gulf Islands, San Juan
>> Islands and Desolation Sound.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Stephen Cox" <scox at timmin.com>
>> To: "'C320-List'" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 8:07 AM
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Club Racing the C320
>>
>>
>> > Kirk,
>> >
>> > What size Kiwi prop did you fit? Where do you sail? What pitch did you
>> > finally decide on and why?
>> >
>> >
>> > Stephen Cox
>> > Canberra AUSTRALIA
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
>> >> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Kirk
>> >> McCullough
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, 22 August 2007 2:21 PM
>> >> To: C320-List
>> >> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Club Racing the C320
>> >>
>> >> Definitely go with a Kiwi prop. It's awesome in reverse and I
>> >> gain anywhere from .5 to 1 knot under sail, depending on
>> >> conditions. It powers in forward just as well as my old 3
>> >> blade fixed prop. I installed in myself and made a small
>> >> pitch change after one season of use, all very easy to do
>> >> once you read the instructions it came with.
>> >>
>> >> Kirk
>> >>
>> >> Boomerang #124
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>> >
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