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? On Triple's Prop Rotation
I recently saw a 50' Scarab with triple Yanmar's into TRS drives. The owner claims the boat will not exceed 30 mph. I was thinking "what if" the wrong rotation would be the culprit ?
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Not enough info.
More than likely, totally wrong props. Rotation alone as the problem is not likely. |
Which way are the props supposed to spin on port, starboard and center? In other words lets say the outer drives spin in...which way should the center drive spin?
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When I had my triple, I had two props spinning right, and one spinning left.
I would think the props are wrong on that scarab. |
Originally Posted by GS42fun
(Post 2712896)
When I had my triple, I had two props spinning right, and one spinning left.
I would think the props are wrong on that scarab. |
On mine the center and the starboard were spinning right and the port was spinning left.
I rember seeing an article on a big diesel boat years ago. They couldn't get it to perform very well. They started to expirement with props, and it really woke it up. I think props probably is the problem with that boat, but I think you would need to talk with a prop expert to know for sure. With a little more information you could use a prop slip formula to see how the current props are performing. That would help get you started in the right direction. |
Originally Posted by GS42fun
(Post 2713866)
On mine the center and the starboard were spinning right and the port was spinning left.
I rember seeing an article on a big diesel boat years ago. They couldn't get it to perform very well. They started to expirement with props, and it really woke it up. I think props probably is the problem with that boat, but I think you would need to talk with a prop expert to know for sure. With a little more information you could use a prop slip formula to see how the current props are performing. That would help get you started in the right direction. |
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