Hello all.
I recently bought a new Beta Marine 35 saildrive engine.
i am now in need of a new propeller.
I have a 43ft 'Gitana 43 ' sailboat.
There seem as many propellers as there are opinions on propellers.
However I am seeking your opinions now!
questions, 2 or 3 blade
fixed or folding (almost certainly folding)
supplier?
Type/pitch?
Thoughts on how to come up with the answers to the above questions also very welcome!
Many thanks in advance to you all.
Fair winds.
James
edited by 0 on 26/05/2017

As another follow-up note to our new propeller saga.... Alex had taken the throttle cable out and greased it. When he reinstalled it, he decided to start the engine and put it in gear to make sure it worked. The throttle worked but the prop wouldn't spin or feather. Alex contacted the manufacturer who said there wasn't enough grease in the prop. Meanwhile, the instructions to the yard delivered with the propeller were that it was ready to install, no additional grease needed. After several calls back and forth and learning the characteristics of grease required (broad temp range), Alex had to find suitable grease, dive on the prop, remove two tiny set screws underwater, fill with grease and reinsert screws. When he removed the screws, lots of air bubbles came out indicating it had not been sufficiently greased. It worked! Had he not serviced the throttle cable, we may not have known and it could have seized while underway.

Moral of the story, check grease while you can. BTW, the follow up by the MaxProp folks was impressive. They called multiple times to find out how successful we were at each stage, providing guidance all the way.

Vice Commodore, OCC