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Max-Prop 17” Easy - $4,000 (Kitsilano)
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Pitch is easily adjusted by swapping the forward and reverse bolts which can be done both in and out of the water. The ability to adjust the pitch will help achieve the maximum efficiency from the engine without having to purchase a new propeller. The only required maintenance is to grease the propeller once a year, and to replace anodes when they erode away. Support and parts for North America are readily available just south of the border at PYI of Lynnwood WA.
Max-Prop has long established itself as the most efficient and reliable low drag propeller. The combination of low drag, outstanding reverse power, efficient forward performance, and fail-safe design makes Max-Prop the ideal sailboat propeller on the market today.
Under sail, a Max-Prop will increase sailing speed between 10% to 15% in average wind conditions compared to a fixed blade propeller, with an ever-larger difference being given when sailing in light air. The Max-Prop utilizes the same leading edge in forward as it does in reverse giving the propeller the same efficiency in both directions, whereas on a fixed blade propeller in reverse the trailing edge becomes the leading edge therefore reducing its power. Max-Props are feathering propellers, so unlike folding propellers, Max-Props do not rely on centrifugal force to open. Instead, the Max-Prop relies on the torque from the shaft rotation acting on the differential type gear design in the body of the propeller. This in turns ensures an immediate opening in forward and more importantly in reverse, unlike folding propellers which have a lag time in reverse.