On Fri, 12 May 2006 10:30:00 -0700, in message

"Capt. JG" wrote:

Back to more questions somewhat related to the Perkins 4-108. This sailboat
is a pig to back up. It really wants to prop walk to starboard. According to
the owner, it's got a fixed, 3-blade prop. I believe the boat also has a
folding prop aboard in a locker. Would that help? Would tuning help? What do
you think?

I swapped a large blade two-bladed fixed prop for a smaller blade Gori
folding prop of the same pitch and diameter. I didn't notice any
change in the walking behaviour. (But the boat sailed faster... )

Ryk


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