[C320-list] Neutral or Reverse

[Kirk McCullough]

Putting a 2 bladed prop vertical works well, as you mention Dick. It is 
particularly useful with a full keel arrangement when the prop is located in 
an aperture, between the keel and the keel hung rudder.
Apparently a freewheeling prop on a boat like ours is faster at low boat 
speed, but slower at high boat speed, or maybe that's the other way around. 
Anyway, I leave it neutral or reverse .... when I go back my old habits from 
a time before the Kiwi.

A rotating shaft will cause undue wear on the clutch plates, that is 
something I have had some experience with on the Hurth 50.

Kirk

Boomerang #124

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard A. Walker" <dickwalker at att.net>
To: "'C320-List'" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 2:58 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Neutral or Reverse


That is only for the Kiwi.  The Autoprop specifically indicates to place it
in forward.

By the way the racers with 2 bladed props mark the shaft to where the prop
is vertical and using the starter move the prop to that position for less
drag.  The shifter is in reverse.

Cheers,

Dick Walker
C-320 (687) WindWalker II
740 Olive Ave.
Coronado, CA 92118-2136
619.435.8986





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