[C320-list] Blue Water Sailing

[Bill Sloane]

Dave,

What is the brand name of your prop?  Is it Maxprop?  How do you know how
efficient your prop is?

Bill

On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 5:26 PM, David Marecek <David.Marecek at ca.fujitsu.com
> wrote:

> Bill
>
> I also sail in the Gulf Islands and have a feathering maxprop
>
> It gives about +1 kn under power and sail, however real benefit is I get
> about 85% efficiency and no prop walk in reverse which is lots of power for
> getting out of tight spots
>
> This is only upgrade to Island Dream and is well worth the investment
> ------Original Message------
> From: Bill Sloane
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> ReplyTo: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Sent: Nov 15, 2008 7:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Blue Water Sailing
>
> Well I do have the three blade prop, but I like it when I am cruising.  I
> have heard that folding props do not back up well.  And in the San Juan
> Islands and the Gulf Island of Canada, the marinas up there, you need a
> good
> reverse.  I have a nice high PHRF of 198, in part because of my prop.
> Standard rating for a 320 is 153.
>
> Bill.
>
> On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 6:17 PM, <Orlando.Duran at averydennison.com> wrote:
>
> > If you're racing your 320 and your not winning, you're doing something
> > wrong...sailed correctly, it's a very fast boat...
> >
> > If you have it, get rid of your 3-bladed fixed prop...there's a knot more
> > boat speed right there...
> > ----------------------------------
> > Regards,
> > OD
> >
> > Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bill Sloane" [southsoundbill at gmail.com]
> > Sent: 11/15/2008 06:07 PM PST
> > To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> >  Subject: Re: [C320-list] Blue Water Sailing
> >
> >
> >
> > I bought the magazine today and read it.  The author didn't like the open
> > transom because he could install a wind vane self steering rudder. He
> > didn't
> > like the V berth or the rear berth. He didn't like the lazaret in the
> > cockpit because it is not waterproof.  He installed his own Raymarine
> > auto-pilot, it was not factory installed. It broke in the first few days.
> > What he was surprised by is that in heavy seas with just a small piece of
> > the jib exposed, the Catalina 320 self steers itself well in the
> 'hove-to'
>
> ------Original Message Truncated------
>
> Dave Marecek
> Fujitsu Consulting Canada
> 250 516 5117
>