[Public-list] weight distribution and electric power

[J Bergquist]

Man, that sounds pretty smart. I like the cam idea. That would prevent
having to check alignment for racing (most racers have their shaft marked so
that they know the prop is aligned with the deadwood.

so many good ideas, so little time.

later,

JB

On 9/29/06, Kristofer Coward <kris at melon.org> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Sep 29, 2006 at 11:03:21AM -0400, J Bergquist wrote:
> > Yeah well nobody knows this because none of us have tried it. But it
> looks
> > like we will find out from Dan.
> >
> > My 2 blade prop windmills just fine without aligning with the keel. I
> have
> > to put the engine in reverse to hold the prop in place.
>
> Indeed.. when I first saw your post, I was figuring that the way to go
> would just to be to have some sort of brake for the prop shaft to hold
> it aligned with the keel while racing; maybe even fit the shaft with
> some sort of cam so that engaging the brake would force it into
> alignment. And then when you're not racing, you can just disengage the
> brake and let it windmill.
>
> Cheers,
> Kris
>
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