The Ken Pearce wrote:

> [...]Probably a dumb or obvious question, but is the prop clean? I
> noticed a considerable performance difference (4.8 knts vs 6.1 knts)
> when I cleaned all the barnacles off my prop (a 2-blade). It had gone
> two years between cleanings...
> [...]

Yeahbut... [grin] remember the engine won't spin up even *out* of gear.
Of course, it's possible the prop is still dragging the engine down, but
that'd show up as the boat's lurching around when the engine's wound up
"out of gear".

Cheers,
    Rick Emerson

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