[C320-list] Reversing can be easier

[Chris Burti]

I respectfully disagree that 320's exhibit significant prop walk with a
factory prop. I attribute most of the backing problems that I've observed to
poor technique. I've been backing our 320 into slips everywhere we go in all
wind conditions for five years with little or no problems. We have a factory
three bladed prop that works fine as long as I don't let the barnacles get
growing on it. Our approach fairway is less than 60' wide and that is
adequate to get control in reverse. the only time I see any evidence of
significant swinging of the stern from the prop is if the water is thin the
keel is dragging and I 'm fighting a cross wind.

Seriously, if you want to experience prop walk at its worst, get out on a
full keel sailboat with the prop in the rudder aperture or try backing a
single screw inboard ski boat. After that experience I suspect that you'll
never complain bout a fin keel boat again.

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 6:29 PM, Bruce Stanley <brucestanley36 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Robert Seastream writes about poor Reversing.
> My circumstances mean that I must reverse into a tight marine pen (slip).
> The Kiwi Feathering Prop really does deliver positive and immediate thrust,
> with little or no Prop walk.
> I am sure there are other props that do this too, but not a factory fitted
> fixed 3 blader.
> Cheers
> Bruce Stanley
> Sydney
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 10:39 PM, Robert Seastream <
> robert.seastream at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Backing at all (let alone straight) is something I simply can't get my
> boat
> > to do, so I don't rely on it as part of the docking process.
> > I've told my wife that when docking, if we miss we'll simply circle and
> try
> > again, since we have little/no effective reverse/braking power.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
>



-- 
Chris Burti
Farmville, NC