I conflated my reference to 8" and 10" of pitch to relate incorrectly to
your 14 degrees of pitch. So, in common units of reference, I run now at 16
degrees from an earlier setting of 18 degrees.

Ed Vanderkruk

On Thu, Aug 21, 2025, 7:37 p.m. rockland bazemore <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Max Prop said our 16” prop at 14° pitch would be way too open and would
> not enough bite which is why I could get to 3200 rpm very easily and barely
> moving.
>
> We are going to redo the bottom completely with a slick paint instead of
> ablative and change the pitch to 18°.
> Will let you all know next season.
> Until then we will continue to sail fast.
> Happy sailing!
>
>
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