Looks like if it spins real fast it will make the boat go. Some what like other props but not with all the TYYNG TECH, that I hope we will see at a Battle.
I bought a Baden that had one of those 2-blade SS props. Advantage: slices through fishing line, etc. Disadvantage: After running through very shallow water I discovered that the sand polished a very nice edge onto the blades. Sliced my finger like a razor. And not a lot of "oomph". I switched to a 4-blade monster prop for acceleration.
Excellent Steve, it will be a really good Nationals this year, nothing like breaking her in at Nats, Carl
To my eye this style prop looks to be designed for higher RPM's which would be well suited in a direct drive application. I'm wondering if this style prop at high rpm would give equivalent thrust/performance as a lower rpm traditional prop like the BC or Strike props?
I'm not sure you can make that sort of direct comparison accurately without more information on the two propellers/drive trains in question or good test data. Low pitch props can have better efficiencies to high pitch props but it depends on the rest of your setup as much as the prop, you'll get that efficiency at a lower advance ratio which may or may not be acceptable to you. If you try to run too high an advance ratio on a low pitch prop you get past it's peak quickly and then the efficiency really falls off so you have a much smaller area to play with then if you use a prop with a larger pitch, the efficiency might be lower a a given advance ratio but you have a larger window to play with before the dropoff.
