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Apparently it is a recent thing, and may only affect certain Yanmars
In Response To: any more on this? why? ()
Mine is a 2008 2GM20F.
Bottom line is that you may not have a problem. I used to always put the engines in reverse too... and did so with mine one day (before reading the manual) and almost couldn't get it out of reverse.
I don't have the data at my fingertips right now, but apparently this is a recent situation. (is Yanmar working with Maxi??)
Messages In This Thread
- How would you stop a prop from turning?
- Yanmar in reverse
- Yanmar now says no on reverse.
- Use forward then . . .
- any more on this? why?
- Me too. With no problems (as far as I can tell...)
- I called Mack Boring...
- Apparently it is a recent thing, and may only affect certain Yanmars
- Mack Boring's advice
- Me too. With no problems (as far as I can tell...)
- Use forward then . . .
- Yanmar now says no on reverse.
- It's called a shaft brake
- With a Max prop (or Flexifold Gold folding prop), you shouldn't get any spin
- So with the right prop, don't worry about it, eh.
- When working, any feathering or folding prop should "de-tune" itself
- So with the right prop, don't worry about it, eh.
- The guys in Maine use a lobster pot or some fishing line wrapped around it. Keeps it from spinning every time.
- Yanmar in reverse
