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On Oct 21, 2013, at 9:41 AM, Jerome Tauber <jrtau...@aol.com> wrote: > There is a new Kiwi company out of New Zeland making composite feathering > props getting rave reviews. A friend put one on his Sweden 38 and says he > gained a half knot under sail and power. Here is the contact info. Web > site - http://www.kiwiprops.co.nz/cms/index.php, > POSTAL ADDRESS: > FACTORY LOCATION: > Kiwi Feather Props Ltd 12 c Homestead > Drive, Mt Wellington, AK 1072 > PO Box 25-367 > St Heliers Bay > Auckland 1740, NEW ZEALAND > > email: Email Kiwiprops > GMT + 12 hours > Phone: +64 9 5757 975 > Factory: +64 9 5745 606 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Thomas <sthom...@sympatico.ca> > To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Mon, Oct 21, 2013 8:18 am > Subject: Re: Stus-List Folding/feathering Props > > Sam, > I found a used geared Gori for my 27 and it works fine in forward > and reverse. I had hoped to find a 3 blade folder of some kind to minimise > vibration but when I checked the manufacturers specifications there were none > available in a small enough diameter. That was a few years ago so it might > not be true now. > > Steve Thomas > C&C27 MKIII > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]On Behalf Of > sam.c.sal...@gmail.com > Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 4:02 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Folding/feathering Props > > Good experiences; thanks for sharing. > Looks like two or three endorsements for the Max Prop; about the same against > the Martec; one for the Flexofold; ...and a Gori replacing a Martec! > couple of questions: > How big a deal is the maintenance on the Max Prop? > Is it just a matter of greasing the prop every couple of years or is there > more? - I pull the boat out of the lake every October; so it wouldn't be too > much of a concern. > I still have the old prop on the shaft. Am I correct in assuming that the > taper is a standard SAE? I'm going to need to know for sure before I order. > (Probably safer to remove the prop and measure for peace of mind!) > Any more information / experiences / insights welcome. > > sam > C&C 26. Liquorice > Ghost Lake Alberta > > > On 10/20/2013 7:21 PM, Tim Goodyear wrote: >> Sam, I have a two blade Flex I Fold, which goes nicely forwards and >> backwards and replaced a 2 blade non-geared Martec that went sideways in >> reverse and sometimes went forward if the blades opened together (even >> after rebuilding). The two do not compare. >> >> Tim >> Mojito >> C&C 35-3 >> Branford, CT >> >> On Oct 20, 2013, at 7:10 PM, David Donnelly <da...@gnuattitude.ca> wrote: >> >>> Sam I also have the 2 blade Martec and a 26. I have not found poor >>> performance in reverse but I don't do it a bunch either. Can push just fine >>> going forward. >>> >>> David >>> >>> >>> Sent from Samsung Mobile >>> >>> >>> >>> -------- Original message -------- >>> From: Harry Hallgring <hhallgr...@icloud.com> >>> Date: 10-20-2013 5:00 PM (GMT-07:00) >>> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com >>> Subject: Re: Stus-List Folding/feathering Props >>> >>> >>> Sam, >>> I have a two blade folding Martec prop that goes 7 kts forward and four kts >>> directly sideways in reverse. Going with a Gori this winter. >>> >>> Harry >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone 6Beta >>> >>> On Oct 19, 2013, at 20:21, Sam Salter <sam.c.sal...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> This winters project is a folding/feathering prop. >>>> I've just sent off inquiries to: >>>> Flexofold >>>> Max Prop >>>> Slipstream >>>> >>>> Anyone got any comments/observations/likes/dislikes. >>>> Any experience good or bad with any type of folding/feathering prop would >>>> be useful. >>>> Any other manufacturers recommended. >>>> >>>> Now is your chance to get in on a real sailing topic - folding/feathering >>>> props OR rum! >>>> >>>> sam :-) >>>> C&C 26 Liquorice >>>> Ghost Lake Alberta >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>>> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >>>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >>> _______________________________________________ >>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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