76 | 2-18 Engines
DONOTLOCKTHEGEARSIN
FORWARDORREVERSEASTHISWILL
RESULT IN INTERNAL DAMAGE TO
THE GEAR OR SAIL DRIVE UNIT AND
VOIDTHEWARRANTY.WITHFOLDING
PROPSTHEGEARSSHOULDBEHELD
INREVERSEFORONEMINUTETO
ALLOWTHEPROPSTOFEATHERAND
THENPLACEDINNEUTRAL.
Thepropellersshouldbechecked
regularly.Theanodesshouldbechecked
atleasteverymonthtoensurethatthey
arenoterodedawayandstillrmly
secured.Duringthischeckthepropeller
retainingnutsshouldbecheckedand
tightenedifnecessary.Anodesmustbe
replacedifexcessivelycorroded.
Failure to do this will result in the
propellers and sail drive leg corroding.
2-18.6 PROPELLERS, SAIL DRIVE
LEGS & ANODES
CAUTION
PROPELLERS,SAILDRIVELEGS&
ANODESMUSTBEINSPECTEDON
DELIVERYCOMPLETIONOR
HANDOVER TO THE OWNER. THEN
MONTHLY.
WARNING
THEENGINESPEEDMUSTBE
REDUCED AND BE ALLOWED TO IDLE
INNEUTRALBEFOREGOINGFROM
FORWARDTOREVERSEORVICE
VERSA. WHEN SAILING WITH THE
ENGINESSWITCHEDOFFWITHFIXED
BLADEPROPS,THEGEARSSHOULD
BE IN NEUTRAL ALLOWING THE
PROPSTOSPINFREELY.
Propellerretainingnut
New Sail Drive Leg with Anode
NOT AN R & C BOAT
Corroded Sail Drive Leg
with no Anode