1966 Sweet 16 prop Question

[mbohac]

Hey Guys,

I have a 1966 Sweet 16 with the original Eaton on it. Do any of you out there with an Eaton still attached recall whether these boats came out of the factory with a counter rotation prop on them? I have 2 props, the original 2 blade brass one and a random volvo looking aluminum with a chunk out of it...Thanks

[MOP]

Hey Guys,

I have a 1966 Sweet 16 with the original Eaton on it. Do any of you out there with an Eaton still attached recall whether these boats came out of the factory with a counter rotation prop on them? I have 2 props, the original 2 blade brass one and a random volvo looking aluminum with a chunk out of it...Thanks

There is not much of anything Eaton kicking around, keep an eye on Ebay and Craige list. The Eatons had a bad habit of cooking the upper gear case, if you intend to keep it and run it put a drive shower on it. Got to keep the top end COOL!

Phil

[cutwater]

Hey Mark, good to hear from you.

Here are pics of mine. It has been pretty much impossible to find props.

http://www.donzi.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=28957&d=1179181441

http://www.donzi.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=28959&d=1179181441

I bought a 3 blade on ebay that might fit (I haven't tried it) but the pitch is waayyyy off I can tell by looking at it... you have to remember many Eatons were used as drives on houseboats so there are a lot of low-pitched props out there.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&item=190200015334

I think that a small block ford pushing a 16ft boat at 55mph with these things was a rare scenario in 1965, so there aren't many correct props around. What do you mean by counter-rotation? If you mean left-hand rotation, yes you are correct. Had to do with compatibility with Volvo drives I believe. There's a good story by Brownie in HotBoat Magazine about these drives :wink:

How is the restoration coming?
John

[mbohac]

Hey John,

It is going...I actually have 2 props for the boat but one was all chewed up so I decided to get both reconditioned. I have what I believe to be the original prop which is a solid brass two blade 23 pitch. I have never run the boat with it though. I am definitely going to try it out this year though. The guys at the prop shop were laughing at it when I dropped it off...