"otnmbrd" wrote in message
| So, you've also got a lefthand prop (There are more of them out there
| than people realize).

Yup...

| I really can't say, whether the above is the reason, or not. In "most"
| cases, single screw, no matter what the hull design (inboard, fixed
| pitch prop, right or left) when backing down, you are going to get a
| serious condition of prop walk, which can be a pain and a boon to boat
| handling (exceptions noted). However, there are many boats/ships out
| there, that 8 out of ten times will torque as expected .... the next two
| times they'll go in the opposite direction, for no reason, or at least
| none that you can figure out at the time.

I try and use it to my advantage whenever possible. I have found that with
short bursts of high RPM I can compensate for most of the walk... some of
the time. For a full keeler I can spin it on a dime in quite water by short
bursts of forward and reverse.

CM