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Wayne.B
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Thrust vectoring
On 28 Mar 2004 15:14:03 GMT,
(Gould 0738) wrote:
Putting the boat in reverse will (after a split second) result in sternway
unless the engine is not running
or the vessel is lashed to the dock. When the sternway becomes sufficient, the
rudder exerts greater influence on the direction of boat than the prop walk
does.
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Absolutely right. One of my favorite strategies for dealing with a
sailboat that has a nasty prop walk in reverse, is to give it a burst
of power in reverse where there is still some maneuvering room, get it
moving sternward at a knot or two, put the engine in neutral to kill
the prop walk, and then let the boat coast backward on momentum while
maneuvering with the rudder. Once the boat is moving the keel and
rudder take over, forward or reverse.
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