JimH wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:

I guess JimH really doesn't want to know, so I will tell you. The
problem with most single screw boats is the prop walk. So instead of
keeping the boat in gear, you just "bump" the boat in and out of gear
(keeping it in gear for less than a second), you want to keep enough
movement to offset the wind or current. As long as you have movement the
outdrive acts as a rudder, and since you don't have continual prop
torque/walk, it is a piece of cake to back a single screw boat.

If you have a boat with a lot of surface area, it can be effected by the
wind, and you have to compensate for that with your initial approach, but
with a tiny runabout it becomes 2nd nature to spin the boat around and
back it up.


What a secret! Why, it is *amazing* no one ever thought of this before. I
mean, this gem of an original idea has never been seen in any boating
magazines, books or websites. Wow! Frippin' amazing.

Next thing you know, Reggie will climb aboard a boat that isn't indoors at
the Atlanta boat show.

OMG, I cannot believe Reggie thought that was a big secret of his.

Thanks for the great laugh Reggie! (I am still laughing!)



Anytime, it will probably allow you to back into your slip now.