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FWIW, the people at Marine Engine Repair in Seattle, which handles ZF
(Hurth) gearboxes as well as diesel engines, say that freewheeling a
Hurth is OK but locking the prop in reverse when sailing is
preferable. (Relevant to fixed props only, of course, not feathering
or folding ones.)
Phil
s/v Cynosure (with fixed 2-blade prop and HBW150 gearbox)
lying Friday Harbor WA
At 05:37 AM 8/18/2006, you wrote:
>On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 03:49:45 -0000, you wrote:
>
>[...] just let
> >the prop free-wheel under sail to reduce drag and I've heard others
> >say a free-wheeling prop will ruin the transmission over time. Any
> >comments would be appreciated.
>[...]
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