My Universal diesel manual for Hurth HBW tranny says freewheeling won't hurt the tranny. It is moot on whether to lock it.
>From marinedieseldirect.com for Hurth trannies: "DO NOT LEAVE GEAR IN FORWARD WHEN SAILING. GEAR MUST BE IN NEUTRAL FOR FREE WHEELING OR SHIFTED INTO REVERSE TO LOCK PROPELLER WHILE SAILING." I always put Touche's tranny in reverse. It has a Martec 2 blade folder. Dennis C.
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