I second Rick's experience. Rev up your engine to 1200-1500 rpm, both blades
deploy and you start to move in reverse, I don't back into my slip normally,
but have done it repeatedly while on cruise and the opportunity presents itself.
Allen Miles
Septima 30-2
Portsmouth, VA on final stage of water intrusion damage repairs
From: Dennis C. via CnC-List
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 4:23 PM
To: Rick Brass ; CnClist
Subject: Re: Stus-List Was Engine Sound Insulation - Now docking
Ditto. (Of course it's probably just luck, the current or wind, magic or my
imagination because conventional wisdom seems to say that Martecs have no
reverse.)
Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Rick Brass via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
The trick to backing with a Martec folding prop is the throttle.
My Martec will stop my 15000 pound 38 from 2 or 3 knots in about a boat
length. Shift into reverse and boost the throttle to about half (1200 to 1500
rpm in my case). The revs hold the blades open and she will stop as well as she
did with the 16x10 fixed prop.
I back into my slip. Going forward, approach from perpendicular to the slip
centerline and a couple of boat lengths off the outer piling. Turn out to
intersect the slip centerline, shift to reverse and throttle up. When the boat
has good stern way, shift to neutral and use the rudder and momentum to back
into the slip. A blip of power in forward to stop, and then scurry forward to
get the bow and forward spring line attached to the boat, then slow reverse to
hold the boat into the slip and use the prop walk to hold her against the dock.
Heck, now that I think of it, the only time I have the boat in reverse at
idle is when I'm using the prop walk to bring the stern over to a pier or to
turn around in a tight fairway.
Rick Brass
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On Aug 28, 2014, at 10:17, Burt Stratton via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
wrote:
Hell, It took me a few attempts at backing in under power to figure out
that my 2-blade folding Martec prop needs half an hour head start just to stop
my 1kt forward progress! Still trying to figure out how to account for and use
my prop-walk. If I have a good hand with me I will sail on and off my mooring.
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