"Joe" wrote
As far is wear to the cutlass in reverse I think the issue is fouling
the water passing thru the cutlass. IMO if you are in deep enough
water to keep sand and such out of the water then it not an issue, the
water flow thru a cutlass is sufficent in forward or reverse.


How come you never answer any sail questions. Only motor questions.
Is it because your like Tom? Nothing but a motor boat with sails stuck on
it for show? I bet it takes about twenty mph of winds to even make your
boat go with the sails all by themselves. I bet you turn on and run your motor
almost the whole time your out *sailing* What a joke.
But, that's neither here nor their. What you said up there is so stupid.
Have you ever seen a cutlass bearing. I have seen lots of them in boat yards.
They aren't made to have water going through them. It doesn't make any
difference if water goes through them. They only have to be wet. They get
wet because they're in the water. The can't help getting wet. Cooling isn't
a problem. The water keeps them cool. The water keeps the rubber slippery.
Water flowing through is not a factor in wear. The wear comes from the
sideways push the propeller makes the shaft do. The propeller *walks*. It
pushes the shaft one way just as hard as it pushes the stern the other way.
This sideways push is what causes wear.
Milton Waddams has the right idea. What he wants to do gets rid of sideways
forces on the shaft. I'm a girl and I know this stuff. You claim to be some
experienced ship captain and you don't. Your a fake Captain just like Capt. JG.
Only difference is your not gay and you haven't overdosed on LSD and other
illegal drugs.

Cheers,
Ellen