[Public-list] Propeller needed

[C.B. Currier]

Actually I had a complaint at one point from a prop rep who said that the
Alberg 30 should have around a 15-16 inch prop by weight/design but that
due to the aperature this cannot be. So do not expect the boat in general
to have much oomph in the big chop withou a sail. At least that is the
experience I have had.

To this end by the way, even with the new prop, last year I could not make
it by power from Thomas Point Light to R2 at the mouth of the Severn River
for the Start of the Oxford race. The Waves were not terribly huge but the
wind and waves really combined to make a tough push. In fact I am happy we
did not make the race as those guys had a really wild ride with winds in
the 40s. I suppose If I had wanted to be there that bad I should have
hoised the main earlier than I tried to. By the time I did the start had
already happened. Oh well.

-- 
C.B. Currier
Infinity #57
Daybreak #458

sousa, stephen (ENG) said:
> Joe,
>
> I am currently running a 13 X 13 sail pitch with my Yanmar. If you have a
> 12
> X 12 and work the numbers, I don't think you will see much difference
> jumping up to a 13. I would compare a sail pitch vs. a machine pitch this
> may give you some better performance. In comparison, the Alberg does have
> a
> small prop aperture compared to the a similar boat such as a Baba 30, if I
> remember correctly they can take up to a 15 inch prop on that boat.
>
> Stephen
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Re: [Public-list] Propeller needed
>
> One question regarding the 13' prop; my aperture is 13.5," which leads  me
> to
> believe I can only use a 12" prop to allow the necessary clearance.   Do
> other A 30's have more room?  I'm currently swinging a 12x12, but would
> like to
> go larger, as I have a Yanmar 3GM30, and feel I am underpropped.
> Thanks,
> Joe  #286 One Love
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