X332 Prop

[Purds]

Are there any 332 owners on here who could tell me what their current prop configuration is.

I have a 2 blade folding prop with 15" prop diameter/11"pitch which I am told should be the right diameter and pitch but performance under engine is not great.

Had a new rev counter fitted to the 2GM20 / SD20 so i can confirm that it is doing its job correctly , when freshly launched this year she was struggling to get up to 4.5 in flat water with minimal tide. Now with a bit of green stuff on the bum you can imagine how frustrating it is when needed for anything other than putting the boat on a pontoon.

Boat is used more for cruising than racing so 3 blades would be an acceptable upgrade path if i can confirm that is the sort of thing needed

Cheers in advance

Steve

 

[Lucky Duck]

If it helps - my boat is marginally larger but with the effectively the same engine/saildrive combination and has 16" diameter/12" pitch two bladed folding prop.

 

[KAM]

I had similar issues for over 10 years and was convinced it was because of the skeg configuration and low hull clearance. After investigating all possibilities I took a gamble and changed the two blade folding prop to another 2 blade folding prop of exactly the same pitch and diameter from a different manufacturer. The difference was staggering. Cruise went from 5 kts 2400 rpm to 6 kts at just under 2000.