Variable Pitch Props and Shaft Brakes

[ash]

Hi Alistair

I inherited a Brunton Autoprop with the boat and find that there are some aspects of it I don't like.

I'm on the boat with just an old phone so will tell you more over the weekend.

Certainly, you would need to stop the shaft to get it to fold.

With a mechanical gearbox, the technique is to leave the engine driving in forward gear at tickover and stop the engine.

Speak later.

Ash