OK, the engine arrives next week. Everything is in readiness. The
Aquadrive thrust bearing is in place and the shaft and coupling are on
but I find I have some extra shaft aft of the strut. It will be a
simple matter to pull the shaft, chop off a couple of inches and mill a
new keyway. Much easier to do before the engine is installed. BUT
then there is the little matter of prop to hull clearance.

Other than knowing that I needed an 18x14 prop I was not going to decide
on a make just yet but there are some major dimension differences
between prop makes. I am wavering between the Maxprop, the Martec
Autostream and the Gori 3 blade. I can chop as much as I want of for
the Gori because the blades are way aft of the shaft nut but the
Autostream has a lot less room to play with and the Maxprop even less.

SO I am looking for feedback on these 3 props. I am fairly familiar
with the Maxprop but does anyone have experience with the Gori or the
Autostream? I am leaning towards the Gori but it is a fixed pitch and
if I get it wrong it has to go back to Denmark to get adjusted. There
is a $1K spread in prices to be considered too.


--
Glenn Ashmore

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