[C320-list] neutral or in gear while under sail

[Gene Helfman]

 Had enough wind today to hear the prop rotating while on a reach.  Ensuing
discussion with two fellow sailors on the boat at the time.  One maintains
that tranny should be in reverse when under sail because turning shaft
insufficiently lubricated when engine is not on. I've always put it in
neutral to reduce drag and figure since the cooling water is on the drip
drip drip should prevent any real shaft friction.

Opinions? (3GM30F, Satori, #398, 1997)

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Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia
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