Try a zinc donut on the shaft forward of the prop hub and aft of the strut
but touching neither. You will get a lot more time out of the bullet style
autoprop zinc on the aft of the hub. I sail with the transmission in
forward which keeps the prop from spinning which is annoying to hear and
slower.
Hi Josh,
I'm late to this thread (haven't been checking list regularly). I have an
AutoProp. 18" 3-bladed, model # AP 3899 RH.
I would say we're moderately happy with it. It provides good power and we
can motor ~6 kts at 2000-2100 rpm (3HMF); 6.5 kts at 2200.
I wrote a post on it here a while ba
Josh Muckley
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Subject: Stus-List Auto prop
I have been a satisfied customer of max-prop and PYI for the 7 years of my
ownership. I am now to a point where the prop needs rebuilt at a relatively
I have been a satisfied customer of max-prop and PYI for the 7 years of my
ownership. I am now to a point where the prop needs rebuilt at a
relatively high percentage of the replacement price. In the past I have
heard only one compelling reason to switch from a max-prop and that is the
auto prop.
