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Old 07-30-2001
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Feathering and folding props
Hey Fred,

Do you have saildrive or shafts ?

Like you, for shafts, we would have selected autoprop because the pich of the prop is balanced by the shaft rpm to maximise drive.

But if you have saildrive - have a look at the Volvo 3 bladed folding props - they are about 1/3 rd of the price of autoprops and offer very little resistance under sail. We have now used these props for 2 years & have had no problems whatsoever.

Jinga
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