Konrad outdrives
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Konrad outdrives
I have a 24ft v bottom boat that i'm replacing the outdrive with a new konrad 540. I had a right hand rotation trs and ordered a right hand rotation Konrad. I ended up with a left hand Konrad 540. The dealer who i bought the drive from is no longer around and Konrad said they will make it a right hand drive at no cost to me except shipping. A friend said he had heard that left hand drives on single engine boats are sometimes faster. Has anyone ever experimented with a left or right hand rotation drive on a single engine v bottom?
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Dont know much about the rotation thing other than its whatever works on your particular boat. As a side note, way to go Konrad for taking care of the customer. Good job guys.
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Not faster, stronger, on some drives. I think that is the case with Konrad as well. Biggus should be almost home now from Miami. I am sure he will fill you in tomorrow.
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I have been talking with Pete at Konrad and he has been great to deal with. The drive has not been installed on the boat yet and they can replace the prop shaft and some bearings and reuse the oil since its never been run yet. I'm just trying to figure out if it would be faster or any advantages on left hand rotation. The hull is close to a 24 pantera or 24 PD.
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I have a 24ft v bottom boat that i'm replacing the outdrive with a new konrad 540. I had a right hand rotation trs and ordered a right hand rotation Konrad. I ended up with a left hand Konrad 540. The dealer who i bought the drive from is no longer around and Konrad said they will make it a right hand drive at no cost to me except shipping. A friend said he had heard that left hand drives on single engine boats are sometimes faster. Has anyone ever experimented with a left or right hand rotation drive on a single engine v bottom?
Maybe I'm wrong but it seams to me that your still getting the left hand shaft.
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There could be an issue with the torque on your steering from a right hand to left hand rotation and with the engine turning the same rotation as the drive. Maybe someone can shed some light on this issue.
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As for the left Vs. Right deal, is there a way that you can get a left hand TRS to test? See how it is goes..... Then make up your mind what drive you want.
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