On Tue, 30 Dec 2014 05:34:01 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

The rudder has no effect in reverse.

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The trick is to give it a quick blast of power in reverse, get the
boat moving, and then shift back to neutral. I used to do that in
sailboats all the time. They have enough momentum that they'll keep
moving quite a while once you get them started. The rudder will work
as long as there is water flowing past it.