Bruce, For reasons that have been lost in distant memory I have a new pin for an original Martec, non-geared, two-blade elliptical. Don’t know the size or if it will fit your model but if I can find it (that’s the hard part…) it’s yours.
Because I sent ours back to Martec for refurbishment years ago and they told me that it non-repairable in the future (must be on its 3rd life…) I will be replacing it when my “hobby” is ready to go back into the water. I am in full alignment with Dennis. I love the two-blade folding prop. Forward gave me all the push I needed and once you figure out the necessity of getting the blades fully opened in reverse it was easy to back down. I plan on replacing it with something similar. Best, Dave Godwin 1982 C&C 37 - Ronin Reedville - Chesapeake Bay Ronin’s Overdue Refit <http://roninrebuild.blogspot.com/> > On Feb 15, 2018, at 9:27 PM, Bruce via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Well, thankfully (or not) I found the pin, which is a good thing, except that > it was clearly broken during the removal process. At least I have something > to measure. The pin is really pretty tight in one blade, but a little sloppy > on the other, so yes, it will need to be refurbished. > > Interestingly, I can get to my prop shaft very easily by removing an > inspection panel in the cabin sole, so aligning the prop will be no big deal > at all. > > How do you feel about vibration (presumably the refurbishment would take care > of a lot of the potential problems) and forward power? > > Kindest Regards, > > Bruce C. Whitmore > 1994 C&C 37/40+, “Astralis” > Madeira Beach, FL > 847.404.5092 > bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net <mailto:bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net> > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com > <mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>] On Behalf Of Dennis C. via CnC-List > Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2018 9:02 PM > To: CnClist <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> > Cc: Dennis C. <capt...@gmail.com <mailto:capt...@gmail.com>> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Help with folding prop insights? > > Bruce, > > You're not going to get a lot of positive comments about Martec props on this > list. You'll get a lot of suggestions about this prop and that prop. > > Having said that, I have a Martec Elliptical on Touche'. While it might not > be everyone's favorite, I don't have any problems with it. Sure, I have to > drop down into a cockpit locker to align it before a race or a long sail but > that's the nature of non-geared folding props. > > As for rev erse, I back into my home slip without any issue at all. Just > need a bit of practice and anticipation and you'll be good to go (or back up). > > I've dealt with Martec a couple times and found them to be fairly responsive. > They should be able to send you whatever parts you need. > > One thing to be aware of with Martec props. They have 3 "lives". With use, > the pin holes in the blades will begin to wallow out and the blades will > start to become loose on the pin. The fix is to return the prop to Martec > where they will, for a price, recondition it. Part of the reconditioning > process is to re-bore the hub and blades for a larger pin. You can only do > this twice. Hence the 3 lives, the original life plus 2 rebuilds. > > So, before you send the prop to Martec for reconditioning, measure the pin > diameter and call them to see how many lives it has left. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 7:28 PM, Bruce via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote:
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