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Old 01-14-2017, 05:51 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by North Baltic sea View Post
Switch into forward gear, the shaft does not rotate, and lau does not have to worry about grease or high temperature.

Sorry but that advice is incorrect. The Velvet drive is a hydraulic gear and without the hydraulic pump being run by the engine there is NO PRESSURE to do anything. A hydraulic gear WILL NOT LOCK THE PROPELLOR SHAFT by putting the shift lever in gear.


You would be correct with a mechanical gear such as many Hurths
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