Interesting discussion. We have a Martec elliptical folding prop on a shaft on Persistence. Our friends with the C&C99 "Prospector" have a geared folding prop on a saildrive. When we arrived at in Cape Breton my friend Andy (owner of Prospector) wanted to move Persistence and he did it by coming in alongside a pier in fwd and then reversing to slow and stop. I was amused to note that he did not put the boat in neutral or reverse until quite near to the dock and then when in reverse the boat kept going right past the dock. It was his first experience with a Martec folding prop.
Interestingly on their previous boat "Dry Red" a C&C 25-1 with OMC Saildrive and folding prop there was good reverse and also with Prospector with the geared prop there is great reverse. With Persistence OTOH I prefer to come into the finger in reverse and use FWD to stop the boat when docked. It takes quite a bit to get the boat moving in reverse but then it steer just fine as noted by others. I have obtained a quote on a Flex-o-fold prop. It might be quite some time before I spend that much though as it is not cheap and the Max prop is even more expensive ... Mike -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Jake Brodersen via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 3:23 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Jake Brodersen Subject: Re: Stus-List Folding prop for 30-1 with A4 Jonathan, I think Charlie meant to criticize two-bladed FOLDING propellers as having poor reverse power. The Max prop isn't a folding prop, is it? I have a two-bladed Martec and I get along just fine with it. It takes a good shot of throttle to get some momentum in reverse, but then it backs up just fine. Jake Jake Brodersen C&C 35 Mk-III "Midnight Mistress" Hampton VA -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Indigo via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 10:53 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Indigo <ind...@thethomsons.us> Subject: Re: Stus-List Folding prop for 30-1 with A4 "No two blade prop will do very well in reverse although I would get a geared one so that you can be sure that it opened." Have to disagree with this statement. My 35-III with a two blade Max-prop goes very well in reverse. In fact in tight situations I often prefer to extract myself in reverse! -- Jonathan Indigo C&C 35III SOUTHPORT CT _______________________________________________ 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
