[Vhfcn-l] Fwd: TIME TO PUT OUR BOATS AWAY FOR WINTER UP NORTH.....NO MORE FUN ON THE WATER

[Ralph Stilwell]

I didn't mean to imply running the motor backward, just the prop, via the
transmission.  Please note that this "breaking" is not very effective at
speeds much over 10 or 15 mph!  Although an essential technique for
docking!  But anyone who has operated a motor boat for more than a half an
hour, has already figured this out!

On Thu, Oct 31, 2019 at 9:31 AM Roger W. Ek via Vhfcn-l <vhfcn-l at vhfcn.org>
wrote:

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>
> > On Oct 30, 2019, at 9:11 PM, Ken Hand via Vhfcn-l <vhfcn-l at vhfcn.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > Actually the water does a good job of slowing you down, as with anything
> you have to anticipate how long it will take to slow down.
>
> Back in 1948, I used to run an old Johnson outboard with the flywheel to
> top and opposed cylinders.t was a 15 horse. You shut it off by pressing a
> steel grounding strap. The flywheel would kick back and if you timed it
> just right, the engine would run backwards. I was good at it - most of the
> time. One day I did it, hit the throttle, and rammed the dock. I was
> prohibited from doing that any more. No damage to the dock or boat.
>
> Yes, 1948.
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