On May 8, 6:11*pm, (Geoff Miller) wrote:
aieo writes:
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=BtyUNTe4cPs

Sounds great!

Why does the prop turn slowly like that when
the engine is in neutral? *My dad's 1966 95-hp
Mercury outboard used to do that, and I never
understood why.

Geoff

--
"The future stretches before us, brown and sticky, like the
*broad smile of a mongoloid eating peanut butter off a spoon."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * -- snide

If you would jack up the drive tires of a car with manual
transmission, run the engine with the trans. in neutral you'd see the
same effect. There's enough lube on the the gears and shafts to make a
drag on the parts withought anything being engaged. Of course, it
wouldn't be a good saftey practice but you could actually stop the
prop with your foot and hold it with little effort.

But that's still not a wise idea.......