Hi mboucher99,
It might. I used the prop wash to make it easy to come into port (dock). The wash will be the wrong direction with a right hand prop. a simply switching into reverse forces the aft end twards the dock when coming into port making maneuvering much easer. Of course if you are not having to come into a dock or pump-out on the port side, this may not make a difference to you.
Kevin Pemberton
On 11/06/2010 06:54 AM, mboucher99 wrote:
here's one for you all. i am about to upgrade our 2-blade, 12" dia x 5 (?) pitch prop with a 12 x 13" or 14, as has been recommended by several of you. any other thoughts? the boat is a 27' sloop. the current setup does fine in normal conditions, but is weak in strong currents.
today's question: does it really matter with an electric motor whether i buy a R or L direction prop? forward is currently a left-hand twist, but the setup runs more smoothly and quietly spinning left. can't i simply reverse my switch and have it be a left-hand setup, or are there other considerations - motor - PMAC controller - that i am not considering.
thanks! (again)
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