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RH vr.s LH Drive

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Topic: RH vr.s LH Drive
Posted By: Duane in Indy
Subject: RH vr.s LH Drive
Date Posted: December-23-2016 at 11:28am
For some of you more knowledgeable boaters:
Why are most boats "Right Hand Drive"? Yet some early boats were not. Just curious. Seems like it would have been easier to switch helm sides than it was to produce RR engines. Maybe posted before but I could not find it.

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Keep it as original as YOU want it
        1978 Mustang (modified)


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Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: December-23-2016 at 11:30am
Originally posted by Duane in Indy Duane in Indy wrote:

For some of you more knowledgeable boaters:
Why are most boats "Right Hand Drive"? Yet some early boats were not.   

What "early" boats do you speak of?

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64 X55 Dunphy

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Posted By: Duane in Indy
Date Posted: December-23-2016 at 11:38am
Originally posted by 8122pbrainard 8122pbrainard wrote:

Why are most boats "Right Hand Drive"? Yet some early boats were not.   
What "early" boats do you speak of? [/QUOTE]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1930-22-foot-Chris-Craft-Triple-Cockpit-Runabout-w-Trailer-/192059192586?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2cb79eb50a:g:W~cAAOSw5cNYWudL&item=192059192586" rel="nofollow - Chris

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Keep it as original as YOU want it
        1978 Mustang (modified)

Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: December-23-2016 at 12:27pm
Originally posted by Duane in Indy Duane in Indy wrote:


http://www.ebay.com/itm/1930-22-foot-Chris-Craft-Triple-Cockpit-Runabout-w-Trailer-/192059192586?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2cb79eb50a:g:W~cAAOSw5cNYWudL&item=192059192586" rel="nofollow - Chris

Duane,
You picked one of the very few port helmed boats!!
Chances are high that this 30 Chris was equipped with the Chris Craft manufactured A-120 which was a LH rotation. The A-120 was before the days Chris started using lots of Hercules blocks and marinizing them. With the Hercules mounted FWF (flywheel forward), a LH engine becomes a RH hence the starboard helm in later hulls.   

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64 X55 Dunphy

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Posted By: fanofccfan
Date Posted: December-23-2016 at 3:11pm
Oh...OK....now I get it!


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