[C320-list] Neutral or Reverse

[Pat Moriarty]

Isn't Orlando the only one who can get 24 kts out of a 320??

Pat

#130

At 09:57 AM 3/26/2007, you wrote:
>Give a deisel air, fuel and heat (compresion) and you have a running 
>engine.  When sailing with the trany in forward once you get to 24.7 
>knots the engine will start.  Used to be how I started most of my cars...
>Bruce
>Somerset 671 SoCal
>Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: "Quentin Murphy" <qmurphy at sympatico.ca>
>Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:10:10
>To:"C320-List" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
>Subject: Re: [C320-list] Neutral or Reverse
>
>Some have said "Neutral or Reverse", but not never "Forward".  Why not?
>Does it damage the gearbox or cause the engine to suck in water through the
>exhaust or what?
>
>Quentin Murphy
>Celtic Knot #667
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
>[mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com]On Behalf Of
>donauw at bellsouth.net
>Sent: March 26, 2007 8:28 AM
>To: C320-List
>Subject: Re: [C320-list] Neutral or Reverse
>
>
>Lots of discussion.  Little data.
>
>Been too windy in the Keys to try to get data (25 gusting 30 is fun sailing
>but too inconsistent to get data that will probably differ by decimal
>knots).
>
>Numbers, anyone?
>
>Regards,
>
>Don Dixon
>Stargazer, #605
>Washington Island, WI (C320)
>Big Pine Key, FL (C270)

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