I knew for quite a while now, that the actual propeller Geronimo has, is not quite the right one. I have right turning motor, but a left turning propeller, so I switched simply the forward gear to backward gear. It works, but I good better power backwards than forwards, so it was time for something new.
Finding the right propeller is something to magic, that´s the idea of the manufacturer. You gave them the specs of your ship and engine, and they start looking up in old books and lists. A little wibby wobbly there, a little wibby wobbly here and then they came up with an idea which propeller you might need. Somehow it seams magic to themself.
I was on the BOOT in Düsseldorf and ask some manufacturer which propeller might be suitable for me. Well, some were quite confused by my type of boat,
"It´s a long keeler, I know her very well....."
"I don´t think so...."
But I find a small stall, which impressed me a lot. There were 2 women, who actually know what there were talking about. They gave you some opportunities for propeller and you can discuss it with them. Without magic.
So I very happy that I found this manufacturer, not only because of the good counsel but also of the good ideas of the propeller. You gonna say, "man it is a propeller", yes of course, but have you a propeller where you can adjust the pitch. Pitch? Yeah the pitch, if you have to change your engine than normally you have to change also your propeller. I have now the possibilty to change from my "Yellow Bitch" up to a 10 hp engine without changing the propeller. The only thing I have to do is to change the pitch from 13" to 14".
So here is Geronimos new propeller The Variprop made by SPW.
Finding the right propeller is something to magic, that´s the idea of the manufacturer. You gave them the specs of your ship and engine, and they start looking up in old books and lists. A little wibby wobbly there, a little wibby wobbly here and then they came up with an idea which propeller you might need. Somehow it seams magic to themself.
I was on the BOOT in Düsseldorf and ask some manufacturer which propeller might be suitable for me. Well, some were quite confused by my type of boat,
"It´s a long keeler, I know her very well....."
"I don´t think so...."
But I find a small stall, which impressed me a lot. There were 2 women, who actually know what there were talking about. They gave you some opportunities for propeller and you can discuss it with them. Without magic.
So I very happy that I found this manufacturer, not only because of the good counsel but also of the good ideas of the propeller. You gonna say, "man it is a propeller", yes of course, but have you a propeller where you can adjust the pitch. Pitch? Yeah the pitch, if you have to change your engine than normally you have to change also your propeller. I have now the possibilty to change from my "Yellow Bitch" up to a 10 hp engine without changing the propeller. The only thing I have to do is to change the pitch from 13" to 14".
So here is Geronimos new propeller The Variprop made by SPW.
The Variprop
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