is Your Prop Slowing You Down? 🐌 | (Max-prop) Boat Maintenance Ep 340

Yes, it's boat maintenance time again! Did you know that fixed props are wrong for sailboats? We have serviced our feathering Max-Prop many times, but this was the first occasion in 17 years that we had it professionally tuned. And you won't believe what we discovered! If you enjoyed this video, let us know with SUPER THANKS! ☝️ SUPPORT our work via PATREON | FTBMates | Rum Fund - https://followtheboat.com/pub/ Chat with us on DISCORD! https://discord.gg/WGtsJubdkE 00:00 What's wrong with our Max-Prop 02:04 Understanding hydrodynamics 06:21 Solutions (Why Fixed Props are WRONG for sailboats!) 07:55 Gearing 08:57 Greasing 09:58 Setting the pitch 12:24 Aligning the blades 13:57 And then this happened... 🎞️ TOTAL REFIT SERIES: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoE3FmplhAXNsNWWZ6iTMzYYwKVtDanCr HOW WE STARTED SAILING https://youtu.be/lIUB0O5bqRI 5 REASONS NOT TO BUY A SAILBOAT https://youtu.be/H7bCn58-_GU 5 REASONS YOU SHOULD BUY A SAILBOAT https://youtu.be/NF4dvGuEip8 HOW MUCH TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD? https://youtu.be/p35rfFOTqio ARE YOU TOO OLD TO SAIL? https://youtu.be/iivHjZYJHCc HOW TO BUY A SAILBOAT https://youtu.be/PQyn02VT1jY THE BEST SAILBOAT TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD? https://youtu.be/atYZTniOI04 🎣 Liz's Top 3 Fishing Tips https://youtu.be/4x3KDBDBUyE FTB MERCH https://followtheboat.com/shop LET'S CONNECT! FB - https://www.facebook.com/followtheboat/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/followtheboat/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/followtheboat All Music from Epidemic Sound OUR SAILBOAT SY Esper is a 1989 Oyster435 cutter-rigged ketch LOCATION Gili Gede, Bali Sea - 8°45'43.4"S 115°55'38.2"E FOLLOW US IN REAL-TIME WITH AIS *http://www.marinetraffic.com MMSI - 235026188 #max-prop #boatmaintenance #boatprojects