DSK wrote in
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otnmbrd wrote:
On my boat, I would frequently start the engine to warm it up for
anticipated maneuvers.
However, because the shift lever tended to be a knee knocker and
would get in the way, I would leave it stowed until the engine was
needed for propulsion ...... so, yes, if the engine is not being used
for actual propulsion, it's just that ..... an engine.

Careful, you may have Bill M and some of the other motorheads ramming
you and then suing you.

DSK



BG Nowadays, I would be considered a "motorhead".
Common sense says that until you know for an absolute certainty that a
"sailboat" is also being propelled by machinery, assume it's a pure
sailboat that's apt to tack and stay clear of it. (I'd always rather be the
"giveway" boat, as I know what I'll do).

otn