Having now acquired an Adams 31 the work and customising begins. Having just antifouled the little girl I noticed that the edges of the 3 blade prop are showing signs of ware, so when I next antifoul it maybe time to change it before it loses it's balance. Suggestions on where to source, type, and number of blades to get, stick with 3 or go 2 or 4??
The fabric has well and truly gone, stained and holed, though the foam is still good and firm. Any ideas on type of fabric? as it needs to do both, breath and be easy to clean.
Stove.... LPG or metho ???
What about big Sunday market for fabric. I wouldn't worry too much about prop. unless has band-cracks-chipped. Just make it smooth.
Few months back I stitched up a full set of covers. I used Clark Rubbers marine grade vinyl in a sky blue colour. Its UV resistant. Its very soft to touch, sews well. Its about $22 a metre. I used the same in my fishing boat and lasted twenty years of deckhand abuse.
Think about a folding prop. Extra half knot when sailing but a lot slower motoring and they have to be kept clean.
OK, I'll reply to the stove question.
LPG -
Pros;
- Instant and very good heat aswell as an oven if you want one
- Stoves last for a long time
- No need for marine bottles, just exchange @ a servo
Cons;
- Expensive to purchase and install
- Gas lines have to be installed by a professional and it can be hard to find one who wants to do work on a yacht
- Bottle takes up alot of room
Metho-
Pros;
- No bottle, no installation
Cons;
- Filling the cannister is no fun in a seaway, although Dometic/Origo have a system where you take the cannister out of the stove to fill outside.
- Parts need replacing more often like the wick/burning material
- Can be slower to heat up than gas
Personally I would always go gas but have used the Dometic/Origo one and they boil a kettle nearly as quick as gas and can be gimballed. Here they are www.dometic.com/en-us/us
Depends what you are intending to use the stove (and possibly oven) for.
If it is day sailing with the occasional overnight or long weekend then a metho stove will suffice. But if you are looking at coastal cruising or even passage making then you might want the additional cullinary options that having an oven provides.
Personally I have only ever had a metho stove and it has well and truly been adequate but then it hasn't had a very heavy work load either.
We run metho stove. Always works fine, simple & reliable, no LPG plumbing dramas. But we are more set up for racing, and do not do serious cruising.
Folding prop - It will add 1/2kt or more to your boat speeed - that is 10%. Even if you only cruise, two boats in sight of each other - It is a race! They are not as good as a fixed blade in reverse. A triple blade folder helps. We had a two blade SS folding on our old UFO34. It worked fine. Our pen required us to reverse, often in adverse breeze, and the folder worked fine. And old IOR designed do not reverse very well. Go folding!!!
Poods 
PS - I recall a similar query on fixed VS folding in this forum - If you search back you may find some more info.
will put them to use.