Putting it in reverse is also important if you are using a folding prop. My understanding is that it won't fold if you don't lock it off in reverse.
Ray Yager S/V Stars & Stripes #6354 On Sep 8, 2009, at 10:49 AM, dsavlin wrote: > > Dunno how significant this is, but in my Universal M-15 manual, it > states in all caps, underlined, and bold letters, never to put the > transmission in forward gear while under sail; always use reverse > gear, > if you do not want the shaft to spin free. > > On Persephone, we do this to reduce wear and tear on the cutlass > bearing > and the packing gland. It probably costs us a small amount of speed > but > we're pure pleasure cruisers so we don't care. Our cutlass and packing > gland are both still in fine shape after 7 years of ownership. > > David > Persephone, '88 C27 > > --- In [email protected], "new_horizons_64" <new_horizons...@...> > wrote: > > > > If it is not your prop shaft spinning free, it is most likely your > cutlass bearing rattling within its strut, which indicates that it's > failing and needs to be replaced. I had the same noise when mine was > failing. It sounded very much like the prop was free-spinning under > sail. > > > > --- In [email protected], "sharon_speller" unclesharon@ wrote: > > > > > > I had a new mystery noise coming from the stern cowling that is > connected to my blower hose. The noise happens when i am under sail, > engine off. All batteries are off. If im at the dock nothing. it > sounds > like a motor whirling. the noise is coming from behind the engine. > Near > the transmission and prop..... I think. > > > Could it be the prop? never had it happen before today. > > > thanks. > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
