should propeller turn

Bogdan78

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New to the boat - I just started boat after winter on my driveway and everything sounds to work perfectly accept I noticed no move of the propeller. Should I worry?
 

frank246

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Re: should propeller turn

What engine, drive system, year, serial#, are you talkin bout..
Normally, when shifted in fw or reverse gear a prop should turn...worries..i dunno, we need some more info first.
 

brick75

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Re: should propeller turn

Well first, I don't think it's a great idea to shift into gear in your driveway (for safety reasons if nothing else). But if you did shift it into gear and it didn't turn, you just might have a problem.
 

Bogdan78

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Re: should propeller turn

I have 2007 Glastron GT 185, Volvo Penta 3.0 liter STRN DRV, so what could possibly be wrong? I've called to the dealer today and explained the issue and they told me, that in situation like that propeller sometimes turns, sometimes doesn't...
 

brick75

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Re: should propeller turn

Take it to the closest ramp, drop it in and try it out. Being that new, I'd be surprised if you had a major problem with it. But who knows, if you bought it used maybe the previous owner really screwed something up. Didn't you test run it before buying?
 

frank246

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Re: should propeller turn

I have 2007 Glastron GT 185, Volvo Penta 3.0 liter STRN DRV, so what could possibly be wrong? I've called to the dealer today and explained the issue and they told me, that in situation like that propeller sometimes turns, sometimes doesn't...

Ahhh Volvo.... clutch cone..the cone uses prop drag... out of the water there in non.
 

Bogdan78

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Re: should propeller turn

Thank you for all your posts. Everything works....sometimes reading the manual comes handy:)
 
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