[C320-list] Kiwi Prop

[Bruce Stanley]

I too have not had black smoke ... then the Yanmar 3Y30M has only 425 hours.

MAY I SUGGEST
you send Kiwi Prop each negative comment
and see what his answers are.

Bruce Stanley/C320 #1084
Sydney Australia
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On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 11:46 PM, <ericstillwellevans at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks all for the comments.
>
> What it seems is you get what you pay for and for less than half the price
> I will prob go with the Kiwi
>
> Thanks
> Rick
> 724
> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerry <jbrown03 at sympatico.ca>
> Sender: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.comDate: Sun, 21 Nov 2010
> 07:43:35
> To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Reply-To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Kiwi Prop
>
> Interesting comments.  I will simply say that we get full revs on our
> Yanmar, have not had a black smoke issue and have not had a reversing issue
> with the Kiwi prop to date.
>
> Jerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Tiernay
> Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 5:48 PM
> To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Kiwi Prop
>
>
> I purchased a kiwi prop about 3 years ago.  The support (John Blundell) was
> great.  I used the prop on the chesapeake for several months and thought
> the
> prop wsa better than sex.  Boat stopped on a dime easy to back up.  Could
> not make top revs and had problems with black smoke when my Balmar
> alternator engaged.  Against John's  recommendation I turned the
> adjustments
> screws backa 1/2 turn.  Still only could get to 3100 rpm (versus the spec
> of
> 3400).  Started heading south and in Norfolk found boat wouldn't reverse on
> occasion.  Not fun whne you are approaching a bridge!  I asked Mack Boring
> for help and they correctly diagnosed that the prop was at fault.  The
> blades were likely not flipping over .   In talking to them I found out
> that
> if you cannot meet the spec loaded revs of the engine (the 3gm30f is 3400
> rpm) then you would likely not be covered by warranty for any major repair.
> The reason being that is that if you are overloaded at max revs then you
> are
> also overlaoded over the whole rpm range.  I took the prop off and put on
> the factory prop - no more black smoke.  Sent the prop back to kiwi and
> they
> installed some new bushing which are now standard on new production.
> Haven't put it back on as I have been motoring a lot and the factory prop
> is
> more effecient.  I belive there was some lawsuits about the reversing
> issue - people hitting docks etc.
>
> Bob Tiernay 725
>
>
>