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"Roger Long" wrote:

How large is your boat? Ours is fairly heavy for a 32 footer and,
even at the minimum speed for rudder authority, it would be quite a
jerk coming up against a hard loop like that with the current behind
us. Cushioning with reverse would draw the stern out assisted by the
springing effect. Big recovery with lots of forward power then to get
the stern back in.

Have you tried a short, hard reverse and noticed the effect on prop
walk? We're 7,000+ pounds, swinging a 16" 3-blade and that stops or
starts us straight with a quick burst. At minimum reverse and a
hard-over rudder, I can flip the boat in about its length with prop walk.

All boats differ, of course.

--
Jere Lull
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