Re: Backing up boats

hlg@pacbell.net
Thu, 15 Jul 1999 18:36:55 -0700


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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They reverse the direction of rotation, unless it is a Seagull Forty Plus,
in which case you have to get out and push.

I say, you wouldn't be pulling my leg would you, old chap?

Harry

>If the boat goes the same direction with the prop on backwards then how
>do boats back up?
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>Sounds like green scum to me. <Grin>
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>Rye
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>Harry Gordon Wrote:
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>snip .....
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>put the prop on backwards? If you
>could do so, the prop would still push the boat in the same direction
>but
>would be less efficient because the curvature of the blades would be
>wrong.
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>snip