Next message: Bryan Genez: "Re: [world-cruising] Re: freewheel or lock in reverse [was: To Fold Or To Feather?]"
That is exactly what Beneteau told us specifically not to do. We
had always locked the prop in reverse when sailing. We had a Yanmar
with the ZF. Beneteau said to allow freewheeling and never to lock
the prop. This was the standard factory installed fixed prop. Like
so many other things involving boats, there seems to be no absolute
even among the supposed experts.
Judy
--- In , Phil Sherwood <pts at dot dot dot > wrote:
>
> 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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