Originally Posted by
Just Say N20
bzsmarina, not meaning to cool a potential sale based on your offer, but if his 16 is a 1969, it has port steering, and needs a left hand rotation prop.
Yes, his outdrive will spin either way, but I believe a right hand prop on a port side helm could make for a very squirrelly ride. When looking at the boat from the stern, a right hand rotation prop will torque/roll the boat counter clockwise. This would be amplified by the driver already sitting on the port side of the boat.
Originally Posted by
bzsmarina
i also have port side helm. i found that spinning everything left, motor and drive with left helm, the boat laid on the left side. i spun the drive right problem was gone. just what worked for me. just offering the prop that's all.
What Just Say N20 said is 100% correct, thats why prop rotation always followed which side the steering helm placement is on.
bzsmarina your reasoning would only be correct with two extra passengers for ballast sitting on the starboard/right side.
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