Makes a lot of sense - of course,
rule #1 of social media & L450 is Paul and Stephen always have to be listen to ...
The factory option cost hasn't changed (so with inflation at e/$ constant, may claim it went down). It is one of these options which looks cheaper to install rather than replace later, as it will be more expensive.
Maybe the speed would be more than that, certainly an important value for an
outremer 5x (while in this case, even the factory option is >3000$ per prop!)
Sorry to keep bringing the same topic, but another value of the folding props is the fact they offer less drag to catch whatever you may encounter (nets, ropes, robes ;-).
Nice to have but with even more value in some areas.
Fishing lines getting into the SD is a personal nightmare.
And this is why to further increase the protection, adding rope-cutter would be perfect.
But someone who is always to be listen to on the social media made a comment that you cannot instal ambassador rope-cutter on SD60 with L450.
Ambassador claims they have sold many rope-cutters for L450 (without details on the type of props).
Have been looking for a real case. No-one confirmed yet...
And strangely, the SD60 option for the Ambassador Rope-cutter isnt on their website.
There are for sure some rope-cutter installed on
SD50 on L440 (saw a picture). But this picture was not on folding prop.
Would a Lagoon factory option flexoprop be preventing the installation of the rope-cutter ?
This could be a reason not to click on the nice-to-have 2500$ option.
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Originally Posted by Emerald Sea
Its interesting when people say its worth the money? Just what is that based on when spending $4000? Lets look at few things here
- There is no internal rate of return, simply as you are not saving any money i.e. fuel. Folding/feathered props do not provide any boost in performance - like for like. So the idea of saving money here is not substantiated.
- Speed advantage - sailboats are slow! Average 6kts on a passage - say with folding/feathered props. If that now becomes 5.8kts with fixed props (Practical Boat Owen magazine), on a passage of 200nm that's slightly more than 1hr time saved when the net time was 33hrs! Is this really efficiency?
- Maintenance? Sail drives are designed to free spin or Yanmar or others would be specifying folding/feathered props. I have never heard of anyone having additional maintenance because their props spin freely.
Dollars well spent? I don/t see it. They are a Nice To Have, but not essential.
I still have them on my 450 and it was an option I ticked off - in 2014 they were $2600!
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