Re: Locking the prop

On 26 Jun, 06:39, "Duncan Heenan" <duncanhee...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "GRAHAM M" <GRA...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Aha! We're "Fellow****p" =A0sail no 893. What are you?
> I too have had the gearbox locked by someone going from ahead to astern
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> one crash move. I wonder it there is a design issue here? Maybe we ought
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to
> do some research & see whether it is a common problem. I had to get a
> mechanic to sort mine out - very expensive.
> --
> Duncan Heenan
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Spirit of Bavaro ( Bavaro is in the Dominican Republic,  , nothing to
do with Bavaria)
GBR 7408T 7.20 start.

The gearbox is a design problem, but easy to rectify. Make sure you
have a spanner on board to fit the crankshaft nut.
I got the answer from Seastart over the phone. Simply give a big heave
until it frees itself. Worked twice so far.
I was impressed with your letter to YM ref Bavarias. I posted on
YBW.com asking for any genuine  proveable instances
of Bavarias foundering or otherwise ( keels falling off etc. ) because
of design or quality issues ( apart from the famous 35 Match ) and
there wasnt a single
referance in reply. I too have had mine since 2001 and am very
impressed. Apart from the fridge hinges of course.

Graham