LH vs RH drive? Why single engine has LH drive?
10-05-2009, 02:42 PM
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LH vs RH drive? Why single engine has LH drive?
I'm definitely not what you folks would call boat-savvy...but isn't a RH drive the "normal" drive for a single engine boat?
Why would a single-engine boat have a LH drive?
Or am I backwards in my thinking?
Why would a single-engine boat have a LH drive?
Or am I backwards in my thinking?
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10-05-2009, 02:51 PM
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The only boats I know of with a single that use left hand rotation is Fountain and Profile.
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10-05-2009, 03:04 PM
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The boat I'm going to look at tomorrow (Tues) is setup for a single-engine bbc and has a left-hand TRS drive.
It's an older hull (1980), but I don't know what year the TRS is.
It's an older hull (1980), but I don't know what year the TRS is.
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I've tried lh and rh on my velocity and didn't notice a difference except that I had to turn the wheel the other way to keep it on the pad. My guess is that maybe the owner blew a drive and just bought a LH drive, otherwise I'd have to go with Biggus. I don't think anyone ran a LH single in the 80's????
