I had issues with my 2 blade Martec though not as bad as you describe. I would open with a clunk, sometimes stick when opening, and have some bad vibrations. A surveyor informed me it should be be rebuilt, which is in the works. I replaced it with a 3 blade Campbell Sailer prop, which I'm happy with, although reversing with the Martec had way less prop walk.
> Hey guys, with all of the discussion on props it reminded me that I'm > having an issue with my 2 blade folding prop. Pretty sure it's the Martec > that you all are mentioning. > I continue to have issues with one blade not opening after we've been out > sailing. Once we drop the sails and go to engage the engine and prop it > fails to open one side and I get severe vibrations. Is this a normal thing > with these props? It truly makes me want to just get a fixed prop. > Unfortunately that's not in the budget right now though. > So far I've tried: > - to come to a complete stop and try again > - Kick it into reverse and then back to forward > - short kick to full throttle. > > The last time we were out nothing worked. We ended up limping along back to > our slip. Afterwards I checked it by rotating it from the inside and it > sounded like both blades would open when it was facing down because I heard > the clunk. > Occasionally it will open but it's not a first time thing. On departure > from the slip I don't have any issues, it's only when trying to reengage > the motor after a sail. It's really frustratin
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