Harper's boating book for boys; a guide to motor boating, sailing, canoeing and rowing (1912)
Davis, Charles G. (Charles Gerard), 1870-1959, ed · New York, London, Harper & Brothers · leaf 289
and instantly reverse the pro-peller so that it will back up and stop the boat. It is possible to reverse the motor itself without a re-verse-gear, if one becomes expert enough to do so, but itrequires considerable practice. This can be done by pull-ing out the switch and, when the engine slows… … Fig.i4 be practised where one has plenty of room. Dont rely onmaking a landing in this way until you are sure you cancatch the engine just right, or you may bump somethingvery hard. Even if you have not room in your small skifffor a regular reverse-gear, which is now made small enoughfor almost any…
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