I didn't see the original post but it sounds like the prop walk is a challenge .. it was for me too, and it continues to be sometimes (docked to port on the windward side of a dock needing to back out). Anyway, it's really useful sometimes .. I use the backing turn all the time! Lock the wheel hard starboard and shift into reverse, throttle up, throttle down, (aka "blip" the throttle) neutral, keep the wheel locked, shift into forward, throttle up, throttle down, neutral, rinse and repeat and you can do 360s in a boat length all day long without moving the wheel a point. Just apply enough throttle to get very slight way on and then shift the other way, keeping the wheel locked hard starboard. Works a treat. I've actually used this when backing out to starboard was needed but wind would be a challenge .. I'de back out to port and then do a backing turn to get me pointed back the right way. Sometimes you don't have a spring line .. (I'm on a med mooring and holding onto the mooring lines is both messy and sketchy when there's risk of fouling the prop, I'm always short handed with the admiral doing bow lines leaving me alone aft).
Steve Suhana, C&C 32 Toronto On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 11:20 AM, jackbrennan via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Don't forget about using a floating spring line if you need to back out to > starboard. > > Tie off one end of the line to your starboard stern cleat, then run it > around the rear piling and back to the cockpit. > > As you are reversing, slight tension on the line keeps your stern from > going to port. Once you've cleared enough of the slip, more tension will > bring the stern to starboard. > > Once you get the hang of it, the technique works in all conditions. > > Use a floating line to avoid tangling it in the prop. > > Jack Brennan > Former C&C 25 > Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 > Tierra Verde, Fl. > > > Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab®|PRO > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Bob Hickson via CnC-List > Date:05/15/2015 10:49 AM (GMT-05:00) > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Bob Hickson > Subject: Stus-List Prop walk 29-2 > > Hi Martin, > > > > I bought a 29-2 in the US in the spring of 2012. > > The original prop (think it was C&C original) was a fixed 2 blade – > Federal Sailor 14RH9. > > Prop walk was bad with this prop. > > In the spring of 2013, I swapped the prop for a used CDI, 3 blade > feathering prop with a 13 inch diameter. This prop has an adjustable pitch > and I do not know what it is set at. The prop was purchased from another > 29-2 owner and the pitch was set up for the boat. > > Performance with this prop is a huge improvement. Much more aggressive > thrust with the 3 blades in forward and reverse. The boat stops and > accelerates very quickly. Also a slight improvement in boat speed up to 6 – > 6.5 knots with no issues even in strong headwinds and heavy seas. > > Even with this prop, walk is still a concern. > > You can manage it as others have suggested. > > When backing out of my slip (requires turn to starboard) I give a very > strong burst of reverse (~5 seconds) to get the boat moving. Immediately > throttle back, shift into neutral and steer. If you lose way, another burst > of reverse may be needed. > > When conditions are really bad with a strong cross wind from the port > side, I will back out of my slip to port and back down the fairway between > slips until I clear the docks and can turn. > > When entering my slip, I angle in with the bow slightly to the port side. > A quick shot of reverse with very little throttle will straighten the boat > in the slip and stop it. > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > Fair Winds, > > > > Bob Hickson, P. Eng. > > Frenchman’s Bay Yacht Club, > > C and C 29 mark 2, Flying Colours, > > 416-919-2297 > > bobhick...@rogers.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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