Floppy Prop

[coldduck]

The folding prop on my IB seems very sloppy. The blades do not close unless I fold them from underneath by hand and then I am not sure if they stay closed.

I sail in light air with heavy current and have found the drag to be too much if the prop is not fully closed. I have started putting a small rubberband on to be sure it stays shut but this is a bit of a pain. I am considering reaming the bore and installing a larger pin but I don't want to introduce new problems. I would love to know if anyone else has had similar experiences and how they addressed it.

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[Dave Eserkaln]

Send the prop into Martec and let them do it for you. Mine came back looking like new, polished, re balanced, re-bored with an oversized pin. I also had them send me extra cotter pins, a key and a bullet zinc for the shaft. (Do NOT use off-the-shelf stainless pins to put the prop back together). The whole package cost me about $150 and they got it back to me by the date I requested. Works much better now, smoother, more power and reverse is a lot more effective.

You can reach them at www.martec-props.com

Good Luck,

Dave
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