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Our J42 #33 currently has a fixed 3 blade prop. I'm considering replacing with a folding or feathering. Looking at all the popular models. We'll be racing in...
Scott, Kim, Max & Cod...
sk_dickinson
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Feb 24, 2009
6:43 am
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Original Max Prop still works well on our 22 year old J40. It drives the boat to hull speed, reverses well and feathers every time. What more can you ask? ...
Richard Erspamer
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Feb 24, 2009
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Our J/42 had a 2-blade folding prop until 2004 and it was no good. We replaced it with an 18" 3-blade feathering Max Prop VP and its great. ...
Robert Thuss
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Feb 24, 2009
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Maxprop 18" feathering 3 - blade. Works fine on the bay and down the coast!...
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Feb 24, 2009
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I've got my old Martec folding prop sitting in my basement that you're welcome to for the price of postage. But, let me warn you, there's a reason why I...
tkeffer
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Feb 25, 2009
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I guess I am the only one without a MaxProp. We replaced our Martec with a Flexofold 2 blade geared folder and it has been fine for 30,000 miles and two...
William Stellin
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Feb 25, 2009
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Hi Scott: We have a Flexofold and it has worked very well for years. The boat originally came with a Martec which I still have - but I would not recommend. ...
Bernard Coyne
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Feb 25, 2009
2:28 am
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All, Thanks for the great feedback!  Sounds like Martec isn't going to be on the short list!  Even if it was only the cost of postage!!  We have a boat show...
Scott Dickinson & Kim...
sk_dickinson
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Feb 25, 2009
3:48 pm
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As long as you're looking at all options check out the Gori folding 2-blade. Keep the Martec ONLY for back-up. Newt Newton PS Merrill nmerr10001@... ...
Newton PS Merrill
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Feb 26, 2009
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All, Your feedback was great and I've done my own additoinal review and decided on the Max Prop. I chose the Max Prop mostly because I wanted a feathering...
Scott, Kim, Max & Cod...
sk_dickinson
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Mar 24, 2009
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An 18" 3-blade VP prop is exactly the one I got, except we pitched it to 20" (which, with the VP, is trivial to change). I have the exact same engine. You'll...
tkeffer
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Mar 24, 2009
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We have installed an 18" 3-blade Max Prop Classic on "Sandpiper." We tried pitching at 20 degrees (X=K, Y=E) the first year. We have the 3JH2TE. The engine...
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Mar 29, 2009
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I too have experienced a lot of soot on the transom and I am sure it has nothing to do with the prop. I found fuel in Europe is much cleaner and thus little...
William Stellin
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Mar 29, 2009
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Has anyone set up twingers, particularly on a J-42? We are kicking around a few ideas on how to set them up and are interested in what has or hasn't worked on...
Jennifer
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Apr 28, 2009
10:41 pm
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OK, I'll bite. What is a twinger???? When I Googled twinger and boat, what came up was links to "swinger boat", which seemed like fun, but I suspect is not...
Geoffrey Clark
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Apr 30, 2009
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Twing lines = tweakers We had these on our Laser 28. They are control lines that cinch the spinnaker guy down to the deck around the shrouds. This improves...
Bernard Coyne
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Apr 30, 2009
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Hmm so Bernie the J-42 is too big for twingers? Guess you can tell I come from smaller boats--we had twingers on our 30 footer. thanks!...
Jennifer
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Apr 30, 2009
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Yeah trying to google for ideas has been a tad frustrating!!!...
Jennifer
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Apr 30, 2009
7:39 pm
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Jennifer: No I am not saying they won't work on the J/42 but the loads are considerably higher on a 20k pound boat. On our J/42 we use double-sheets and guys...
Bernard Coyne
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Apr 30, 2009
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Thanks Bernie, actually our problem is the sheet rubbing on the bottom of the boom, how do you avoid that problem? thanks!...
Jennifer
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Apr 30, 2009
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Ah yes...it does that on our boat too. Of course you don't want to choke the sheet down too much with a twing so we just live with it. I have had the boom...
Bernard Coyne
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Apr 30, 2009
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thanks Bernie, we are not sure what to do--for our regular racing it is fine but we are going to Hawaii next summer in the Pac Cup and having the sheet chafing...
Jennifer
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Apr 30, 2009
8:25 pm
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Jennifer We have the chafe problem as well on bottom of boom and it really is not that big a problem as the sheet is always moving a little so it doesn't rub...
William Stellin
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Apr 30, 2009
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Installed them on a Frac Rig X119 with relatively small for triangle. Used a double block for the sheet end so we could double purchase from the rail. The...
Dick & Joan Harding
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Apr 30, 2009
11:26 pm
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thanks for this!...
Jennifer
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May 1, 2009
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thanks Bill. the guys did the pac cup last year on a different boat and had a nifty webbing set-up that prevented the spinnker from getting wrapped. They...
Jennifer
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May 1, 2009
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Hello all, I'm wondering if anyone has come up with a good solution to hold down the refrigerator lid in the event of an inversion? I'm thinking of a rod...
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Jun 5, 2009
8:13 pm
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Hi Tom: That is pretty much what we did for Amigo VI. I made up a mahogany stick with a barrel bolt attached at each end. The stick was laid down fore and ...
Bernard Coyne
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Jun 5, 2009
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Bernie, I would really appreciate a photo!  We're looking to do something similar. Thanks for the idea Scott TikiJ #33 ________________________________ From:...
Scott Dickinson & Kim...
sk_dickinson
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Jun 5, 2009
11:15 pm
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Tom, What's wrong with just using a simple barrel bolt: ...
Paul Lever
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Jun 5, 2009
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