What is your RPM at full throttle? Is the engine able to hit max RPM? The prop is adjusted correctly when you are just barely able to reach max RPM. At least that is what I've been told.
Douglas Mountjoy 1988 C&C Landfall 39 sv Rebecca Leah On Wed, Aug 20, 2025, 13:10 rockland bazemore via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > Wondering what setups you all have with this configuration. > We have a newer 16" Maxprop (I never measured) with recently adjusted to > 14º pitch based on Rob's 37+ setup. He does a lot closer to hull speed. > > When we left for our trip in Annapolis we could do 5.2kn. The bottom was > cleaned about 3 weeks prior. > I changed the pitch to 14º in Block Is. > Couple weeks later and now we only do 4.2kn in slack water. > The bottom doesn't seem to be THAT bad. The prop and shaft are very clean. > I'm wondering now if its possible transmission slipping? The ATF oil > smells fine. > > Gear ratio 2.14 Prop shaft 1-1/8" > > Ideas? > > -- > Rockland Bazemore > S/V Blue Pearl > C&C 37/40+ > Annapolis, MD > Your contributions help pay the fees associated with this list and help to > keep it active. Please help by making a small contribution using PayPal > at: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray All contributions are > greatly appreciated.
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