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Perfectpitch prop performance
I took my 28' S2 out with the new 2 bladed plastic Perfect Pitch prop
from Performance Props. My engine is the Yanmar 2gm13. At half throttle, I got 5 kts (new bottom paint too). At full throttle, I got 6.5 kts. This seems ok. Am trying to find the log of a cruise a couple years ago with the old three bladed bronze prop to compare performance. I cannot yet ascertain anything about performance in reverse although this was never an issue for me. |
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Perfectpitch prop performance
On Sun, 09 Dec 2007 17:41:37 GMT, Jere Lull wrote:
In particular, check the difference in fuel usage at the same cruising speeds, as I've found it's easy to set the same RPMs, benefit from increased speeds, but suffer from decreased mileage. Since it inevitably takes more net horsepower to increase speed, increased fuel usage should be expected. There's no free lunch... :-) |
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On Dec 9, 1:14 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 09 Dec 2007 17:41:37 GMT, Jere Lull wrote: In particular, check the difference in fuel usage at the same cruising speeds, as I've found it's easy to set the same RPMs, benefit from increased speeds, but suffer from decreased mileage. Since it inevitably takes more net horsepower to increase speed, increased fuel usage should be expected. There's no free lunch... :-) Although I have not yet found the old cruising log, it is my impression that I get a little less speed than I used to with the three bladed prop. Going from 3/4 throttle to full throttle does not result in any increase in speed. This might be due to the overpitch they discuss in the manual, supposedly to give more power when it is really needed in rough seas but I cannot evaluate this. In the past, I never operated at full throttle even to get over 6 kts so I know it is a little less power at near full throttle. I did not notice any new vibrations but I did not operate it for long enough to really notice anything. When starting out, I did notice that it seemed like much more stirred up water than in the past but I could not detect much increase in power at slow speed. I s'pose that whatever performance I gave up under power, I might get back in sailing performance. |
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On 2007-12-09 13:14:12 -0500, Wayne.B said:
On Sun, 09 Dec 2007 17:41:37 GMT, Jere Lull wrote: In particular, check the difference in fuel usage at the same cruising speeds, as I've found it's easy to set the same RPMs, benefit from increased speeds, but suffer from decreased mileage. Since it inevitably takes more net horsepower to increase speed, increased fuel usage should be expected. There's no free lunch... :-) Well, it *feels* like a free lunch when the same fuel burn results in higher speeds or there's less fuel burned at the same speeds due to a more efficient prop. When we got Xan's then-new engine, we were told to expect a 1 gph burn because that's what the original transmissions and props gave. With our higher gearing and larger prop, we burn only a quarter or third of that at about the same speeds. That the difference in efficiency between a dinky 12x8 spinning at 2500 rpms or more, and a 16x10 spinning at about 1200. The switch from old 3-blade to modern 2-blade won't be quite as dramatic, but I expect there will be some improvement, though it seems he doesn't have a tach for reference. -- Jere Lull Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/ Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
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On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 01:51:15 GMT, Jere Lull wrote:
That the difference in efficiency between a dinky 12x8 spinning at 2500 rpms or more, and a 16x10 spinning at about 1200. I understand you point. You now need less horsepower to achieve the same boat speed because you have a more efficient prop, and are running the engine in a more efficient power range. Was there any impact on sailing performance? |
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On Sun, 09 Dec 2007 21:36:03 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote: On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 01:51:15 GMT, Jere Lull wrote: That the difference in efficiency between a dinky 12x8 spinning at 2500 rpms or more, and a 16x10 spinning at about 1200. I understand you point. You now need less horsepower to achieve the same boat speed because you have a more efficient prop, and are running the engine in a more efficient power range. Was there any impact on sailing performance? Now THERE'S a good question! :-) Brian W |
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Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 09 Dec 2007 17:41:37 GMT, Jere Lull wrote: In particular, check the difference in fuel usage at the same cruising speeds, as I've found it's easy to set the same RPMs, benefit from increased speeds, but suffer from decreased mileage. Since it inevitably takes more net horsepower to increase speed, increased fuel usage should be expected. There's no free lunch... :-) Actually, there is one free lunch. It's called efficiency. Props are notoriously inefficient. Any gains there could produce more speed on the same or maybe even less power. Richard |
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On 2007-12-09 21:36:03 -0500, Wayne.B said:
On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 01:51:15 GMT, Jere Lull wrote: That the difference in efficiency between a dinky 12x8 spinning at 2500 rpms or more, and a 16x10 spinning at about 1200. I understand you point. You now need less horsepower to achieve the same boat speed because you have a more efficient prop, and are running the engine in a more efficient power range. Was there any impact on sailing performance? I didn't sail Xan with the old engine/trans/prop, but expect there was some "hit" with the larger 2-blade. When we switched to a 16" feathering 3-blade, we noticed a significant improvement under sail over the 15, mostly in low winds where we're able to sail at 3-4 knots in conditions that we used to motor in. It "feels" like we point a bit better under all conditions, but I can't document that. Also measured a slight decrease in fuel efficiency after the switch, maybe as much as 15%, but that's only 0.26 to 0.33 gph at our normal cruise. -- Jere Lull Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/ Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
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