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Campbel Sailor Prop
I was wondering if anyone out there would care to share their
experiences with the Campbell Sailor three bladded prop. We currently have a "traditional" three bladed prop and get black smoke at high rpms. We are not able to get the maximum rpms our engine is rated for (Yanmar 3GMF). Several people have suggested that we are over-propped and the Campbell seems like an attractive replacement. Are are still exploring other possible causes for these problems (suggestions?), but the propeller problem seems the most likely. The boat is a Baba 30 - full keel with a prop aperture. Cindy -- the return email is a spam trap send legit emails to cindy_at_ballreich_dot_net |
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Campbel Sailor Prop
Why not repitch your existing prop?
"Cindy Ballreich" wrote in message ... I was wondering if anyone out there would care to share their experiences with the Campbell Sailor three bladded prop. We currently have a "traditional" three bladed prop and get black smoke at high rpms. We are not able to get the maximum rpms our engine is rated for (Yanmar 3GMF). Several people have suggested that we are over-propped and the Campbell seems like an attractive replacement. Are are still exploring other possible causes for these problems (suggestions?), but the propeller problem seems the most likely. The boat is a Baba 30 - full keel with a prop aperture. Cindy -- the return email is a spam trap send legit emails to cindy_at_ballreich_dot_net |
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Campbel Sailor Prop
Why not repitch your existing prop?
"Cindy Ballreich" wrote in message ... I was wondering if anyone out there would care to share their experiences with the Campbell Sailor three bladded prop. We currently have a "traditional" three bladed prop and get black smoke at high rpms. We are not able to get the maximum rpms our engine is rated for (Yanmar 3GMF). Several people have suggested that we are over-propped and the Campbell seems like an attractive replacement. Are are still exploring other possible causes for these problems (suggestions?), but the propeller problem seems the most likely. The boat is a Baba 30 - full keel with a prop aperture. Cindy -- the return email is a spam trap send legit emails to cindy_at_ballreich_dot_net |
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Campbel Sailor Prop
Cindy Ballreich wrote:
I was wondering if anyone out there would care to share their experiences with the Campbell Sailor three bladded prop. We currently have a "traditional" three bladed prop and get black smoke at high rpms. We are not able to get the maximum rpms our engine is rated for (Yanmar 3GMF). Several people have suggested that we are over-propped and the Campbell seems like an attractive replacement. Are are still exploring other possible causes for these problems (suggestions?), but the propeller problem seems the most likely. The boat is a Baba 30 - full keel with a prop aperture. I'd probably get the prop repitched first. We had a great experience with Black Dog Props, who use computer modeling and measurement. Also, make sure the hull and prop are clean when you test. A couple of weeks ago, after a month of non-use, we suddenly couldn't pull more than 3000 rpm without massive amounts of smoke. (usually pull 3400) After an hour or two, we got a bit more speed, but I'm sure our bottom and prop were filthy. -- Jere Lull Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD) Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
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Campbel Sailor Prop
Cindy Ballreich wrote:
I was wondering if anyone out there would care to share their experiences with the Campbell Sailor three bladded prop. We currently have a "traditional" three bladed prop and get black smoke at high rpms. We are not able to get the maximum rpms our engine is rated for (Yanmar 3GMF). Several people have suggested that we are over-propped and the Campbell seems like an attractive replacement. Are are still exploring other possible causes for these problems (suggestions?), but the propeller problem seems the most likely. The boat is a Baba 30 - full keel with a prop aperture. I'd probably get the prop repitched first. We had a great experience with Black Dog Props, who use computer modeling and measurement. Also, make sure the hull and prop are clean when you test. A couple of weeks ago, after a month of non-use, we suddenly couldn't pull more than 3000 rpm without massive amounts of smoke. (usually pull 3400) After an hour or two, we got a bit more speed, but I'm sure our bottom and prop were filthy. -- Jere Lull Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD) Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
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Campbel Sailor Prop
"Cindy Ballreich" wrote in message
... I was wondering if anyone out there would care to share their experiences with the Campbell Sailor three bladded prop. We currently have a "traditional" three bladed prop and get black smoke at high rpms. We are not able to get the maximum rpms our engine is rated for (Yanmar 3GMF). Several people have suggested that we are over-propped and the Campbell seems like an attractive replacement. Are are still exploring other possible causes for these problems (suggestions?), but the propeller problem seems the most likely. Has it always been this way, or is this a recent problem? Have you checked the injectors? If it's recent, it's probably not the prop. Otherwise, if you're otherwise happy with the existing prop, just re-pitch it. I have a Campbell Sailor on Far Cove, but I have so many other problems I can't judge the prop. I've heard Good Things and Bad Things. If it means anything, I'm almost sure I'll be getting another Campbell Sailor when I get my new engine. (And they're built right here on the West Coast, so I like that!) If you want to put out the bux, my other alternative is the AutostreaM - it's a feathering prop that you can easily adjust the pitch, even underwater. But it's $2500 CDN... Lloyd Sumpter "Far Cove" Catalina 36 |
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"Cindy Ballreich" wrote in message
... I was wondering if anyone out there would care to share their experiences with the Campbell Sailor three bladded prop. We currently have a "traditional" three bladed prop and get black smoke at high rpms. We are not able to get the maximum rpms our engine is rated for (Yanmar 3GMF). Several people have suggested that we are over-propped and the Campbell seems like an attractive replacement. Are are still exploring other possible causes for these problems (suggestions?), but the propeller problem seems the most likely. Has it always been this way, or is this a recent problem? Have you checked the injectors? If it's recent, it's probably not the prop. Otherwise, if you're otherwise happy with the existing prop, just re-pitch it. I have a Campbell Sailor on Far Cove, but I have so many other problems I can't judge the prop. I've heard Good Things and Bad Things. If it means anything, I'm almost sure I'll be getting another Campbell Sailor when I get my new engine. (And they're built right here on the West Coast, so I like that!) If you want to put out the bux, my other alternative is the AutostreaM - it's a feathering prop that you can easily adjust the pitch, even underwater. But it's $2500 CDN... Lloyd Sumpter "Far Cove" Catalina 36 |
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Lloyd Sumpter wrote:
Has it always been this way, or is this a recent problem? Have you checked the injectors? It's been this way since we bought the boat 6 months ago. The injectors may also be a problem, but I really don't know. The engine seems to run fairly smoothly other than a couple of speeds where it shakes a bit. If it's recent, it's probably not the prop. Otherwise, if you're otherwise happy with the existing prop, just re-pitch it. I have a Campbell Sailor on Far Cove, but I have so many other problems I can't judge the prop. I've heard Good Things and Bad Things. If it means anything, I'm almost sure I'll be getting another Campbell Sailor when I get my new engine. (And they're built right here on the West Coast, so I like that!) I can't say that we're happy with the current prop because of the pitch related problems. It seems awfully big and and I'm sure the drag affects our sailing speed. We found a 2 bladed prop on the boat when we bought her. We suspect that this may have been the original prop. We may try swapping the props just to see what happens, but I think the 2 blade won't be very effective on this boat. Like you, there may be more than one factor contributing to our problem. This is very frustrating because you can fix something that needs to be fixed and instead of noticing an improvement, you only find something else that needs repair or replacement but was masked by the previous problem. (Don't mention fuel systems around my husband!) I guess what I'm looking for is for someone to say "hey, I bought a Campbell prop and everything was better!" It doesn't sound like that's what you are saying. What "good things and bad things" have you heard about this prop? If you want to put out the bux, my other alternative is the AutostreaM - it's a feathering prop that you can easily adjust the pitch, even underwater. But it's $2500 CDN... That's a bit rich for us right now! ;-) Thanks! Cindy |
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Lloyd Sumpter wrote:
Has it always been this way, or is this a recent problem? Have you checked the injectors? It's been this way since we bought the boat 6 months ago. The injectors may also be a problem, but I really don't know. The engine seems to run fairly smoothly other than a couple of speeds where it shakes a bit. If it's recent, it's probably not the prop. Otherwise, if you're otherwise happy with the existing prop, just re-pitch it. I have a Campbell Sailor on Far Cove, but I have so many other problems I can't judge the prop. I've heard Good Things and Bad Things. If it means anything, I'm almost sure I'll be getting another Campbell Sailor when I get my new engine. (And they're built right here on the West Coast, so I like that!) I can't say that we're happy with the current prop because of the pitch related problems. It seems awfully big and and I'm sure the drag affects our sailing speed. We found a 2 bladed prop on the boat when we bought her. We suspect that this may have been the original prop. We may try swapping the props just to see what happens, but I think the 2 blade won't be very effective on this boat. Like you, there may be more than one factor contributing to our problem. This is very frustrating because you can fix something that needs to be fixed and instead of noticing an improvement, you only find something else that needs repair or replacement but was masked by the previous problem. (Don't mention fuel systems around my husband!) I guess what I'm looking for is for someone to say "hey, I bought a Campbell prop and everything was better!" It doesn't sound like that's what you are saying. What "good things and bad things" have you heard about this prop? If you want to put out the bux, my other alternative is the AutostreaM - it's a feathering prop that you can easily adjust the pitch, even underwater. But it's $2500 CDN... That's a bit rich for us right now! ;-) Thanks! Cindy |
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