Blade pitch adjustment on Propulse propeller

[macfan999]

i love videos that have thousands of views and yet nobody comments

[marzianattack]

i have had the propulse on all boats i had and its really good,the adjustment is a bit lame when you need to stand in the water and adjust it,but the latest mercury 500 i had i adjusted it in the range 18-35nots,on a 5,4meter and 600kg heavy boat.,the prop is very strong and must take a direct hit to brake,and then you only replace the blad thats been broken for a low cost,,if i miss spelled anyting i can write this description in swedish if you want :p

[R00RAL]

to adjust on the go, Id estimate 20 k more plus you will need to store Hydraulic oil to do so.

[Metromechanic]

airplanes have been doing this since the 30s, why not tap into the engine oil and use a single acting prop hub and have a lever on the control panel? lol if water contamination is an issue, use mechanical linkages

[macanix]

This is a great innovation but I'm going to poke the proverbial pig in the eye bye asking...why can this not be integrated into the actual outboard controls like the trim control? It may be complicated and such... but it would be so much easier to be able to "adjust on the trot".

I see it has been integrated on larger vessels so why not outboards yet?

[darknitues]

they use this technology on some of the bigger boats it allows for them to run there diesels at a steady rpm while changing the pitch of the wheels to control the boat speed its easier on the engines

[SRV32566]

do they make those for small outboards

[30GB]

wow i wish my dad had this but the only draw back is that if you hit something it will break

[solve18]

why not make it adjustable from the cab?

[Theriomalstrom]

That would make it prohibitively complex & expensive. Instead of costing a few hundred, it would cost upwards of $5000.

[kimmochka]

Thanks for advise.