transmission in reverse during sailing

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John R Weiss

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transmission in reverse during sailing

"nova" wrote...
why not lock in forward? what's the difference?

Only reason I've ever heard is that higher drag in the transmission will reduce
likelihood of the prop and engine turning (kinda like parking your
manual-transmission car in reverse).

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