Hi, having bought a Parker specifically for a drying mooring on mud (amongst other attributes), I was a little perturbed to find she sits with two blades of her propeller in the mud. I presume the small skeg is protecting the prop, but I was looking for some re-assurance that there is unlikely to be a serious risk of damage and that this is "normal"???
By the way, does anyone know what the "HS" of Parker 285 HS stands for?
Cheers
BobS

Hi

I have a 285 HS sitting on the mud outside our house in Millbrook ,Cornwall. She has been there for over 6 years and has a Kiwi folding propeller which does sink into the mud a bit. I sail extensively ,leaving the mooring over 50 times a year and i can honestly say there has been no problem with the propeller. In fact only two problems, both well away from mooring, once a rope around it and spotted before any damage and a loss of propulsion due to weed which was quickly sorted by reversing.
Hope this reassures.

regards
charles clements
Does the HS stand for High Spec?

charles clements

Spartacus 285

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Hi Bob

I have been on a drying mooring with a 2 bladed fixed prop on my 275 for 13 years. Rest assured there have been no problems.

My prop was not properly bonded to the anode so it suffered from elctrolysis. I have just bought a new one this year. Nothing to do with the mud though!

Cheers

Tim

Hi Charles and Tim,
Very reassuring, Thank you.
Bob Simpson