[C38] new props

[Craig Steinkraus]

William,  I believe that either a folding or feathering prop will 
significantly improve sailing performance over a fixed prop. For what it's 
worth, I ordered a Kiwi prop to replace my Martec 2 blade folder. I haven't 
had a chance to use it yet as the water in Lake Superior is still a bit 
thick

Craig Steinkraus
"Wings" C-38  #280
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William Knowles" <william_k_19810 at yahoo.com>
To: <listserve at catalina38.org>
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 6:59 AM
Subject: [C38] new props


>I hate to open the propeller discussion again, but
> here goes We are going to change our prop to either a
> three blade Campbel sailor or the new three blade kiwi
> feathering prop. I saw one on a 36 footer and it
> looked neat. The kiwi has FRP blades and seems very
> well made. The big question is it worth the extra
> money? Will the increase in performance be worth the
> extra cost. I seem to have good boat speed with our
> current three blade but backing is unbelievable bad,
> and there seems to be alot of turbulence across the
> rudder. I had a Campbel on my Hunter and it was a
> great improvement, should I spend the extra bucks on
> the Kiwi?
> Thanka in advance for all your imput.
> Bill, Flying Goose # 585?
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