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<u>Direction</u> of prop walk is a funtion of shaft rotation <u>direction
</u>not gas or diesel or rpm or blade quantity.
<p>James Davis wrote:
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<font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Don't
blame the prop walk on two blades. The increased prop walk is more
from being able to spin it faster. Those that have converted to diesels
and get even more RPM on the prop in reverse get some very usable prop
walk. In fact the prop walk effect is probably the best way to steer
when backing. Assuming your boat backs to port (this can be different
with a diesel) keep the tiller hard over for a right turn and by backing
and filling, you can do a 360 in little more than the boats length.
Back - the stern goes to port. Give it a goose ahead - the prop wash
against the rudder nudges the bow to the right. As soon as she starts
going ahead, back hard for a few seconds - the stern jumps to port.
Keep it up and it is easy to turn around. Note that this can
be slow with the Atomic 4 and the original prop.</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Jim
Davis</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Isa Lei</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>A30 240</font></font></blockquote>
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