Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 07:56:28 -0500, Martin Baxter
wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
The other issue with single engine is wear and tear on the
freewheeling transmission.
Why let it freewheel, a freewheeling prop generates more drag than a
stationary one?

Cheers
Marty

That's true but it's not that easy to safely stop a 30 inch prop on a
2 1/2 inch shaft from free wheeling. This topic gets a fair amount of
discussion in the trawler groups. People have tried various jerry
rigged schemes like pipe wrenches and wrapped lines on the shaft tied
off to engine mounts but neither of those schemes holds much appeal
for me, and it is very advantageous to have the idle engine quickly
available for maneuvering.

Forgive my ignorance, I'm just not familiar with something this big. I
would think that you could just leave the tranny in gear and stop the
motor, or is there sufficient torque generated to turn the motor over?

Cheers
Marty
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