Work Continues On The Glastron

[Crusader]

There may be exceptions, but generally, boats with a foot pedal throttle have the steering on the left side. If it has a hand throttle, steering is on the right side.

Actually the determining factor is Engine torque... an outboard has the steering on the starboard side due to the fact the propeller torque causes that side of the boat to rise up... putting the drivers weight on that side counteracts the effect. Likewise on a jetboat, the engine torque causes the port side to rise up. A jet rigged with the driver on the starboard side is incorrect rigging just as is an outboard with the steering on the port side.
HTH

Thanks George....I was trying to figure out why the left and right side drive wasn't standard on boats....now I do know as what you said makes complete sense....

 

[Patchman]

Sounds pretty legit to me too! think.gif :smile27:

 

[Disturbed]

Explain a vdrive.  Engine torque lifts the RH rear of the boat.  LH prop torque lifts LH side of boat.  Makes sense.  Vdrives are perfect!!!!!! 

:smile16: :smile16: :smile30:

 

[KONA77]

Explain a vdrive.  Engine torque lifts the RH rear of the boat.  LH prop torque lifts LH side of boat.  Makes sense.  Vdrives are perfect!!!!!! 

:smile16: :smile16: :smile30:

how long did you ponder on that ??  :grin:

 

[Knotty Girl]

What about center steer jet, ob, v-drive  think.gif

 

[Disturbed]

Explain a vdrive.  Engine torque lifts the RH rear of the boat.  LH prop torque lifts LH side of boat.  Makes sense.  Vdrives are perfect!!!!!! 

:smile16: :smile16: :smile30:

how long did you ponder on that ??  :grin:

You'd be surprised.  think.gif

 

[KONA77]

What about center steer jet, ob, v-drive  think.gif

simple they are out of balance...  and you have two of them.....  :cheesy: :cheesy:

 

[KONA77]

Explain a vdrive.  Engine torque lifts the RH rear of the boat.  LH prop torque lifts LH side of boat.  Makes sense.  Vdrives are perfect!!!!!! 

:smile16: :smile16: :smile30:

how long did you ponder on that ??  :grin:

You'd be surprised.  think.gif

that long  :huh: :laugh: :laugh:

 

[Knotty Girl]

What about center steer jet, ob, v-drive  think.gif

simple they are out of balance...  and you have two of them.....  :cheesy: :cheesy:

Three  :smile16:

 

[Disturbed]

What about center steer jet, ob, v-drive  think.gif

Nobody cares about all that mess.  :tongue:

You're just stirrin' the pot now. 

 

[Disturbed]

Explain a vdrive.  Engine torque lifts the RH rear of the boat.  LH prop torque lifts LH side of boat.  Makes sense.  Vdrives are perfect!!!!!! 

:smile16: :smile16: :smile30:

how long did you ponder on that ??  :grin:

You'd be surprised.  think.gif

that long  :huh: :laugh: :laugh:

Longer!

 

[Captin Hazlewood]

for a better visual... watch some drag boat racing prior to the W drive..... you will see how it lifts the side of the boat...  the W drive as well as any twin engine boat has counter rotating propellers, canceling the torque effect.... now the drag boats launch nice and straight....

 

[Captin Hazlewood]

James with your talent, have you checked into a new un-rigged 19 from Liberator? Sound like you are approaching that territory.. $$$

 

[FL350]

for a better visual... watch some drag boat racing prior to the W drive..... you will see how it lifts the side of the boat...  the W drive as well as any twin engine boat has counter rotating propellers, canceling the torque effect.... now the drag boats launch nice and straight....

What about these..

 

[Patchman]

for a better visual... watch some drag boat racing prior to the W drive..... you will see how it lifts the side of the boat...  the W drive as well as any twin engine boat has counter rotating propellers, canceling the torque effect.... now the drag boats launch nice and straight....

What about these..

Those are just wrong! :evil:

 

[customtouch]

Man this thread didn't even make 150 pages  :smile29: :smile16:

It might make it after all!!! :grin:

 

[KONA77]

not as the work continues on the glastron thread    :laugh:

 

[Captin Hazlewood]

for a better visual... watch some drag boat racing prior to the W drive..... you will see how it lifts the side of the boat...  the W drive as well as any twin engine boat has counter rotating propellers, canceling the torque effect.... now the drag boats launch nice and straight....

What about these..

Single vdrive ...prop... like the old drag boats prior to the W.... You have a question?

 

[Last Mohecian]

for a better visual... watch some drag boat racing prior to the W drive..... you will see how it lifts the side of the boat...  the W drive as well as any twin engine boat has counter rotating propellers, canceling the torque effect.... now the drag boats launch nice and straight....

What about these..

Single vdrive ...prop... like the old drag boats prior to the W.... You have a question?

I believe Stacy is pointing out that the engine is forward facing and driven off the crank snout instead of the flywheel.  That would change the direction of torque twist in relation to the prop... except then wouldn't he need to run a reverse prop?  s***.  Now I am confused.  I will stick with the jets and sit in the corner with my mouth shut on this V-drive stuff.

James with your talent, have you checked into a new un-rigged 19 from Liberator? Sound like you are approaching that territory.. $$$

I mentioned that to him on the way home from looking at the Mirage.  For what it is worth I think James made the right decision passing on this one.  It is a cool boat but it needs a little TLC.  It is unique but that often means hard to sell.  Not that you can ever get your money back from a boat but it will be much easier with something like a Cheyenne, Daytona VS that Mirage.

 

[Patchman]

That's sad that the boat has deteriorated! It is definitely different. I guess he'll have to buy the pink one now! :smile30: