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Originally Posted by Orion
There is a mix of good/bad info here. There is no difference putting the motor in gear at idle in or out of the water. The prop shaft will actually spin the prop with less initial resistance than if the prop was in the water. The problem is if you go from forward to reverse without letting the prop stop spinning in neutral first. That could cause the prop hub to spin within the prop, damaging the prop.
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I mean if you think about it - will it wreck the transmission in a car if you jack up the drive wheels off the ground and put the car in gear? Of course not, unless your name is Ferris Bueller.
