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Duncanson 29 prop position

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Created by garymalmgren 1 month ago, 9 Dec 2024
garymalmgren
1219 posts
9 Dec 2024 7:03AM
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My mate went out on a Duncanson 29 and mentioned that it felt unresponsive or strange to steer.
And difficult to maneuver in tight spaces.
I was curious and found that the prop is actually located behind the rudder.
Ant thoughts on this.

gary




Jethrow
NSW, 1252 posts
9 Dec 2024 1:21PM
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I'd have to say it probably makes it unresponsive and strange to steer.
Probably difficult to maneuver in tight spaces too.

Edit: all jokes aside, it does seem like a strange positioning for effectiveness, but it might get the motor under the cockpit sole better, rather than behind the mast somewhere taking up space? I did find some photos with what looked like a prop in the more normal portion between the keel and rudder, but it's too much of a pain to put input photos on Seabreeze rather than just copy/pasting...

lydia
1833 posts
9 Dec 2024 12:30PM
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Everything is a compromise
great water flow over the prop though
but remember boat was built before marina berths so right berth not so much of a problem
the old duncanson 34 was similar but off set
remember these boat are properly called an auxiliary sloop in the "olden words"

EastCoastSail
256 posts
12 Dec 2024 10:53AM
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If a folding prop is used there is no cavity drag of the prop cutout. I have seen an article where a US sailor modified his older boat to achieve this outcome in the pursuit of lower drag.

riverider
TAS, 1108 posts
13 Dec 2024 6:55PM
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They work well in reverse



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