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Originally Posted by GTO
I have noticed that when some people are parking their boats, they come in towards the dock forward and then throw it into reverse to swing the back end in. Is this bad for the gears or any other mechanical part of the boat?
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Well I'm not so sure about "throwing" it into reverse but yes, standard operating procedure in most V-Hull style boats especially when parking between two boats is to use reverse by turning your front end into the dock and using reverse to bring your stern in. Reverse can also be used as a gradual brake to slow you down. No harm should come to your motors transmission from doing this. Obviously this should only be done at very slow docking speeds.
Dan