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Transmission while sailing

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Transmission while sailing

Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2026 10:12 pm
by Will1552
While following a Yanmar thread on a different site, the discussion was regarding transmission position while saiilng. I am under the impression that it should be in reverse (engine off) while sailing. I have the Yanmar 3YM30 and I am pretty sure I read this in the manual or the kanzaki manual.

What do all of you do? Reverse? Neutral?

Chris
USA 359

Re: Transmission while sailing

Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2026 4:33 am
by Vento Solare
Per Yanmar Technical Bulletin YMTQTB11-017 paragraph 2.2 b. you may leave the SD-20 sail drive in reverse when you have a folding prop.
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