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Our Max prop doesn't seem to rotate at over 9 knots
In Response To: Feathering NOT 
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() On the occasions that we're going faster than that, I really would not notice ;^)
Our blades are pretty flat. When it feathers-up, it has a very low profile.
Messages In This Thread
- How would you stop a prop from turning?
- Yanmar in reverse
- It's called a shaft brake
- With a Max prop (or Flexifold Gold folding prop), you shouldn't get any spin
- So with the right prop, don't worry about it, eh.
- When working, any feathering or folding prop should "de-tune" itself
- So with the right prop, don't worry about it, eh.
- The guys in Maine use a lobster pot or some fishing line wrapped around it. Keeps it from spinning every time.
