Brad93
Member
- Messages
- 17,551
- Location
- Essex, United Kingdom
Your props seat on a taper then have a retaining nut.Curious.
Our props are conic where you put the prop then threaded.
Maybe I'm explaining myself badly.
Your props seat on a taper then have a retaining nut.Curious.
Our props are conic where you put the prop then threaded.
Maybe I'm explaining myself badly.
Nut just retains the prop in case it becomes loose on the taper as far as I’m aware.You mean that your props are on a taper, quite normal. the threaded bit is what's not clear. To me at least
Is the thread some sort of adjustment on a stuffing gland or the cutlass bearing? Not really had any experience that low down
Oh yeah, woodruff key.Nut just retains the prop in case it becomes loose on the taper as far as I’m aware.
are they keyed?
No it clamps to the shaft.Forget the stuffing box and cutlass bearing. If the cutters not got a key way cut in it it'll spin too?
What's a feather key?No it clamps to the shaft.
BTW it will be a feather key most likely, not seen many woodruff keys on props.
Nut just retains the prop in case it becomes loose on the taper as far as I’m aware.
Only from what I’ve seen on Keith fencers channel. No nothing about boat.Of course it does Time for bed I think.
You are so right!
The stripper performed well in the YM or PBO test, can't remember how the spurs fared but this came up for £60 so I thought it was worth a punt.They are cast and not sure exactly the type of stainless but they have to keep a decent edge so I think 316 would be too soft.
A bit more to them than just welding bits to a hub, they have to be fairly well balanced, personally I prefer the Spurs type although the strippers have a better designed keeper. Then again if I am fitting the Spurs to a boat I make up a full circle bracket for the keeper.
AFAICT it just clamps to the shaft like a split coupling. I've never seen one in the flesh.Don't they fit on the woodruff key on the prop?
And it wouldn't it need to be conic?
Yes, they just clamp on and thus need to be machined to a fairly good fit. If they slip with a heavy piece of rope being caught then no big deal but the more likely scenario is that the fixed blade will snap off at its latches.AFAICT it just clamps to the shaft like a split coupling. I've never seen one in the flesh.