Gori even advertised that when folded the blades present less area to tangle. Of course if you are motoring then you will probably not survive with ANY prop.
I have tangled with one line in my time and it was a trout line used for crabbing. The red floating gas can was the only indicator of anything in the water. I kinda assumed that whatever might be being marked would be directly below much like a crab pot. I gave it about half a boat length of space. Once I was close enough to realize that a waterman was using it for a float I could then also see the trout line extending at a shallow diagonal. I immediately cut the engine and shifted to neutral but still not sure if I had cleared the line with my keel. I watched the can to make a wake as we drifted past. As the can had just cleared a line perpendicular to my transom it began making a wake. I deployed the swim platform and got down low to the water to see what could be seen. The line was actually fouled on the little post in front of the rudder. The waterman had used a bosuns clip to attach the line to the can so a boat hook and some gymnastics and I was able to unhook the clip, re-route the line, and re-attach it to the can. Unfortunately this was not before the waterman saw from 1/4 mile away what had happened. He proceeded over to us and began raising all types of hell. I apologized and even showed that I had reset his line before dropping it in the water. Long story short, the approach angle of the deep keel protected the prop and shaft from catching on the line. Josh On Wed, Sep 25, 2019, 3:36 PM bwhitmore via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Thankfully, I have not gotten tangled in a crab pot line as of yet. I was > just thinking that if the blades are folded, there would be a greater > probability of the line sliding off the prop shaft rather than getting > caught around a blade like "might" happen with a J Prop. That said, it > would then probably get caught around the rudder, but it's a lot more > robust. > > Maybe I'm just overworrying things. > > Bruce > > > > Sent from Samsung tablet. > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Charlie Nelson via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Date: 9/25/19 3:19 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: cenel...@aol.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Folding & Feathering Prop Recommendations > > I sail in an area with lots of crab pots when in season--which appears to > be most of the year--and I have a Gori 2 blade folder which has worked well > for me. It was purchased for racing. > > I have never tangled with a pot that got wrapped in or around my prop. > OTOH, I don't see where a folder would do any better than a fixed blade in > that situation. > > I am probably missing something--could you enlighten me and the list? > > Charlie Nelson > 1995 C&C 36 36XL/kcb > Water Phantom > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Bruce Whitmore <bruce.whitmo...@gmail.com> > Sent: Wed, Sep 25, 2019 1:15 pm > Subject: Stus-List Folding & Feathering Prop Recommendations > > Hello all, > > I know this has been discussed a lot on the board in the past, but given > the recent discussions of over-propping on the part of flex-o-fold, I'd > like to re-ask the question. The reason is that a folding prop is > definitely in my future, as we have a fixed 3 blade prop on the boat now. > We also sail in an area where crab pots are extremely common from October > through April. For that reason alone I am leaning toward a folding prop. > I also saw the rather well put together article in which a test of folding > and feather props was performed - the one touted on flex-o-fold's website. > > By the way, in exchanging emails with flex-o-fold, they are recommending a > 3 blade version, so if vibration is an issue with your two blade prop, that > may not apply to me. > > With all these considerations in mind, when it comes to a > folding/feathering prop, what do you have, and why do you like it? > > Looking forward to your insights, > > Bruce Whitmore > 1994 C&C37/40+ > "Astralis" > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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