UTOPIA is an Adams 17 m based in Mooloolaba, Queensland Australia and was fiitted with Kiwiprop # 16236 - a 17" x 22º L/Hand unit in Sept 2016 to her 43 hp Volvo 2003T Saildrive on 2.20:1 reduction.
After local trials she then sailed to Melbourne for the start of the Melbourne Osaka race. The photo's below show the unit post first haul-out in June 2019.
The units needs normal antifouling and greasing - but all blades and internal bearings are moving freely and the unit will deliver many more years of reliable service. The unit has no barnacles.
Utopia now has ~ 12,000 nautical miles and 2 and a half years under her keel since the Kiwiprop installation. A few scratches on the antifoul and just showing the start of some limited fouling.
