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Old 12-24-2012, 02:49 AM   #28
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Originally Posted by Capn Craig View Post
Reading this thread has me really wondering. I have twin 6.354's. Obviously the props counter rotate. But I guess I don't know for sure about engine rotation. I really think they both turn the same way and counter rotation is accomplished in the tranny. Now I'm really curious, and will have to check the next time I get in the boat. It's shrunk wrapped for winter so that may be a while. Do some twin installations turn the same way?
Marshal boats (1st maker of Californians) stopped using counter rotating Perkins engines in the early 70's, when Borg Warner introduced the Velvet drive transmission, with models geared for left or right hand rotation. It was no longer necessary and simplified the manufacture and maintenance process.
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