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[StartQuote] This is for Marty Johnson in regards to shifting gears on the Boats. Under normal circumstances it was not to bad of a job, but, let something go wrong and is was a little ticklish. Normaly you got the info as to what engine to put into what gear via the annuncerators on the engine room panel. It could go something like this, port engine forward, starboard engine forward, then center forward. Port and starboard engines were shifted by pushing the levers forward and the center was pulled back. no sweat. we sat on a seat on top of the starboard engine and the two outer engines were set in the boat backwards and went to the screws through a vee box and the center was set in a forward position and had a straight shaft to the screw. Hope this is clear to this point because now we are going to havce trouble. We have run in to close to something, like an aircraft carrier, which happened to us in the Brooklyn Navy Yards while decommishing. This is were the fun begins, you have to get all three engines in reverse at the same time. You pull the port and starboard levers back and at the same time you push the center lever forward with you left foot. I went through that manuver twice while on the 612, it was scarry because you had no idea what was happening topside so all you could do was shift the gears and hang on because you knew you were going to hit something. Hope this is of some help. Eloon. [EndQuote]
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