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Subject: [worldcruising] Autostream and pot protection
From: Bryan Genez (yachts@XXX.XXX)
Date: Fri Aug 25 2000 - 09:54:15 EDT
At 9:24 AM -0400 8/25/00, MorningStar@XXX.XXX wrote:
>For the money, the AutoStream is the way to go. It has all the options
>that the others charge
>up to twice the money for. I installed an 18" 3-blade on my last haul out.
>I like it a lot.
Everything I've heard about Autostream is great. I especially like the
ability to set different pitch for forward and reverse. Makes a lot of
sense. Retails at about 2/3 the price of the cheapest Max-prop alternative.
>I would suggest installing some type of crab pot protection at the same
>time. Very cheap
>insurance. I installed a "Spur". It's well made and works as advertised.
I have a system that I prefer for two reasons, cheaper and "kinder". It's
a simple stainless vane that bolts to the bottom of the shaft strut and is
angled backwards to a point beyond the prop. Any line crossing my shaft
will drag down the vane, then pop up on the hull at a point where it cannot
foul in the screw.
It was on the boat when I bought her. Since I've never seen one
advertised, I presume it's custom made. But I'll bet the whole thing
didn't cost $100. In twelve years, sailing in the crab-pot enriched waters
of the Chesapeake, I've never fouled my prop. I did once manage to foul it
in Maine by backing over a mooring toggle, though.
The vane doesn't cut lines. The watermen still have a trap they can locate
and harvest.
Best,
Bryan
"Capella" Valiant 40 #158
mailto:yachts@XXX.XXX
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