GORI: 3 propellers in 1! [RED SEAS]

• April 05, 2026 by Sailing Red Seas |
• Language: EN
• Play Time: 00:20:06
• SAILING YOUTUBERS

It's time to switch out our propellers and this is an upgrade we have been longing to make for a few years now. We've been dragging our old fixed props behind our boat for more than 25,000 nautical miles and they cause some serious drag, slowing us down and making our passages way less efficient.

We knew we wanted to move away from fixed props, but there are always drawbacks to the alternative offerings of folding or feathering propellers so when we found these GORI props, they ticked all the boxes for us. We will still retain maximum power when motoring in forward AND reverse, but we'll also have the benefits of maximum efficiency when we're sailing and the props fold away, with decreased drag and potential to catch on loose lines or items in the water.

We'll test them for real when we get back in the water and start sailing again, but we're super excited to finally make this change. First off, we need to figure out how to remove our old props and while we're at it we're going to change our cutlass bearings too - and that's a whole story in itself.

Check out our newest upgrade as part of this refit series.

Massive thanks to GORI for supporting our adventure. You can read more at www.gori-propeller.com

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⏰ Time Stamps ⏰
00:00 Different types of propeller on cruising catamarans
02:47 Introducing the GORI propeller
04:57 How to remove a propeller from a prop shaft
10:58 What is a cutlass bearing?
12:08 Removing the cutlass bearing on a catamaran
16:19 Cutlass bearing is corroded onto housing
18:41 Oops, it took us 6 years to notice this mistake!

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GORI: 3 propellers in 1! [RED SEAS] Locations

• Whangārei (-35.7274938,174.3165604)