Thanks again to everyone for sharing your experiences. Sounds like a Max-Prop is the gold standard. On the other hand, it looks like those retail for a non-trivial percentage of what I paid for the entire boat. Plus ongoing maintenance costs. Is it worth it?
On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 3:28 PM, Doug Allardyce via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I had a Martec when I purchased the boat, and soon replaced it with a two > blade 16" Maxprop. If I were to do it again, I would go with a three blade > Maxprop. Less vibration. > > > Doug Allardyce > > C&C 35-III > > "BULLET" > > Detroit > > ~~~~~~~~_/)~~~_/)~~~~~~~~ > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]*On Behalf Of *Jake > Brodersen via CnC-List > *Sent:* Friday, February 05, 2016 5:55 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Jake Brodersen > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Propeller Question for 35-3 > > Sam, > > > > My Martec doesn’t like to turn at slow speeds. I can actually feel the > blades flopping around if I’m near idle speed. It’s not a big issue, but > the prop does have some favorite rpm ranges. Mine is now about 12 years > old and has never been rebuilt. I only average about 50 hours a year > motoring though. > > > > Jake > > > > *Jake Brodersen* > > *C&C 35 Mk-III “Midnight Mistress”* > > *Hampton VA* > > > > > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Sam > Wheeler via CnC-List > *Sent:* Friday, February 5, 2016 16:13 > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Sam Wheeler <samwheeler.s...@gmail.com> > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Propeller Question for 35-3 > > > > Thanks, everyone! > > > > Tim and Dave, you mentioned issues getting the Martec to open at low > revs. Would a short boost to high revs when you start the engine solve > that issue? > > > > Sam > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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