[C320-list] Nut positioning after the blade

[--Bill]

Nigel Calder’s book Boatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual confirms thinner nut goes next to prop and thicker nut acts as a backup. 
—Bill Ackerman 
1995 #240
Gulfport FL

> On Apr 24, 2024, at 8:17 PM, Karl Mielenhausen via C320-list <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
> 
> He's correct...
> https://www.followingseas.media/blog/2017/2/8/the-truth-about-prop-nuts-and-why-it-matters#:~:text=The%20half%20nut%2C%20also%20referred,not%20what%20they%20are%20today
> .
> 
> Karl
> 
> 
>> On Wed, Apr 24, 2024 at 5:54 PM markojamnik55 via C320-list <
>> c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I just had a survey done on my boat while on the hard. My three blade has
>> two nuts to the stern of the blade. Currently the first nut is wider than
>> the second nut on the shaft followed by a cotter-pin. I've had that setup
>> for years. But the surveyor says they should be reversed. Any comments on
>> this positioning or does it matter.
>> 
>> Marko Jamnik
>> Marquesas 304
>> Lake Ontario
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone