My boat came with a red warning tag for the transmission that says to put it in reverse while sailing and anything else voids the warranty. I guess it depends on the transmission. Dave
S/V Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT > On Jun 17, 2020, at 2:47 PM, George Cone via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > I thought over the years the accepted recommendation was to put it into > Reverse? > > George Cone > 1981 C&C 40 > > From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of Marek Dziedzic > via CnC-List > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 2:42 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Marek Dziedzic <dziedzi...@hotmail.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C 35 Mark III > > Most (as in "check your transmission manual") transmission manuals call for a > neutral gear, when sailing. Iirc, Yanmar had a special bulletin where they > said that if you don't sail in neutral, they would void your warranty (like > this really matters for our boats). > > Marek > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Bill Coleman via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> > Date: 2020-06-17 13:05 (GMT-05:00) > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Bill Coleman <colt...@gmail.com <mailto:colt...@gmail.com>> > Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C 35 Mark III > > I see. > I just mention it, because I think from past discussions there was mention > that shafts spinning in neutral could damage the Transmissions. > > Bill > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com > <mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>] On Behalf Of schiller via CnC-List > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 12:09 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: schiller > Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C 35 Mark III > > Bill, > > It is a two blade fixed prop. It spins! > > The singing is probably around 400 hz. I might use my phone with the db app > and find what actual frequency it is. It is not a concerning sound, just > wondered if we are unique. > > I have thought about a geared feathering prop but the boat bucks always make > me keep thinking. Grace was never raced and has a fixed prop, no adjustable > backstay adjuster and fixed babystay adjustment. I can live with those > though I have thought about prop and hydraulic backstay adjuster. > > Neil Schiller > 1983 C&C 35-3, #028, "Grace" > Whitehall, Michigan > WLYC > > On 6/17/2020 9:40 AM, Bill Coleman via CnC-List wrote: > I don’t think your shaft should be spinning. > Can’t you put it in reverse to stop the shaft from spinning, then neutral? Or > do you not have a folding prop – > > Bill Coleman > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com > <mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>] On Behalf Of schiller via CnC-List > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 7:38 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: schiller > Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C 35 Mark III > > Ron, > > Yes. We sail with the transmission in neutral and can tell that the shaft is > spinning. We noted it the day that we sailed here home almost three years > ago. We tried to locate the source when we first heard it but can't really > locate the source. She sings on both tacks. It doesn't concern us that she > does this. Just curious if she is unique. > > Neil Schiller > 1983 C&C 35-3, #028, "Grace" > Whitehall, Michigan > WLYC > > On 6/17/2020 1:14 AM, Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List wrote: > Does it always happen at that speed; in other words, does a different > alignment of the prop change anything? > Ron > Wild Cheri > C&C 30-1 > STL > > On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, 08:11:05 PM CDT, Graham Collins via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > Hi Neil > > No singing on hull #11. We originally had a 2 blade fixed prop, and now are > running a Kiwi Prop. > > Graham CollinsSecret PlansC&C 35-III #11 > On 2020-06-16 7:22 p.m., schiller via CnC-List wrote: > OK Mark III owners, our C&C 35-3 "signs" with speeds between about 4.5 to 5 > knots. It is a definite harmonic signing that I have never been able to > isolate. We have a 2 blade fixed prop and sail with the transmission in > neutral. I am not complaining, I love it when she goes into singing mode. > It goes away above 5 knots and there is no impediment to exceeding that > speed. My question is if "Grace" is unique or does anyone else show this > phenomena? > > BTW, we noted no singing when we hit 7.7 knots Sunday afternoon. > > Neil Schiller > 1983 C&C 35-3, #028, "Grace" > Whitehall, Michigan > WLYC > > > > _______________________________________________Thanks everyone for supporting > this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly > appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send > contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > <https://www.paypal.me/stumurray> > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > <https://www.paypal.me/stumurray> > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. 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