"Andy Champ" <no.way@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Wilbur Hubbard wrote:
>> Uh, folks, this is uk.rec.sailing isn't it?
>>
>> What's with the never-ending thread about locking the prop. What's a
prop
>> have to do with sailing? Seems to me a prop is a motor boat subject.
>> Talking endlessly about locking the prop is not only boring but it is
>> rude to subject sailors to motor head topics like this.
>>
>
> Locking the prop while sailing is not a motorboat topic. It's about
> auxiliary power for a sailing vessel, and how to minimise its impact
when
> not in use.
Sorry, but sailing has NOTHING to do with motoring. A real sailboat has no
motor.
This group is not named uk.rec.motorsailing. And, even if one were to
agree
with you, why the endless discussion? The simple known facts are to stop
the
shaft and prop from turning and do it so the prop is faired by the
deadwood
in the cutout in a full keeled boat or if you have a fin keel then it
doesn't matter if you fold, feather or whatever, you have unacceptable
drag.
The ONLY acceptable alternative is an outboard motor on the transom that
can
be tilted up completely free of the water.
But, since this is a sailing newsgroup discussing the above is really off
topic because sailing is done with sails and NO motor. Get it? I realize
that's a difficult concept to grasp but give it a try, please.
Wilbur Hubbard
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