Does that happen to be a young Kenny Wilcoxin??Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharp shooter
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Does that happen to be a young Kenny Wilcoxin??Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharp shooter
I saved this pic awhile back, probably posted by SS but hopefully not in this thread:biggrin:, I never read the whole Attachment 29862story behind it until now. If I read it right, this Catalina sitting out front is the Canadian Hondo.... this is back in the 60's and California Marine is in Canada. Somehow he got connected with Brendell and started making Hondo's for him and then started his own line with the Hondo molds (Catalina). This place is still in business.
That was right before Kenny came out of the closet. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by papaletch4130
If it is, then Havasuing is VERY mistaken who that is. Kenny was NEVER a executive with a national boat company.:biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by papaletch4130
Compared to Kenny, that guy has the hands of girl.
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Originally Posted by Sharp shooter
No, that's not Kenny! It's Larry Meddock, the former vice president of marketing for Corrrect Craft/Ski Nautique, and now the executive director of the WaterSports Industry Association. Larry's one and only time as a model (pre Corrrect Craft days).
Old school V-Drive.
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Looks more like a "W" drive for dual counter rotating props.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wheeler
I didn't know that Marbet made stuff like that.
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Originally Posted by gn7
V or a double V or is it an M, I just don't know. The person that owns it called it a V-drive so I went with it.
It belongs in this boat, '55 twin screw Mandella.
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Guessing....output shaft of engine is the third leg of a triangle and drives a chain from above to the two outer inputs of the box then each inner shaft is driving a prop shaft? They seem pretty close for that to work. How else?
Dave Sammons' work bench?
I only called it that because that's what they call them on the TFHs today.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wheeler
If that's a 55 Mandella, they are more similar to a Rayson that I thought they were when Joe died. The entry on that thing is a dead ringer for an early Rayson.
I have no clue Carl. That's not how they work or look today. That setup would have the props turning the same direction. Not sure how it works, but the chain setup is very interesting. My guess is, its 1 to 1 ratio.Quote:
Originally Posted by CampbellCarl
Today its one input direct to a output, plus one idler to an output, making the outputs turn in opposite directions.
Hey Bob or others, would you be kind enough to post up a good photo of a conventional Casale V-drive box on the bench AND installed IF you have some good pics? Something showing the IN and OUT??? Pretty please??? OR maybe even an OLD HallCraft box / toploader / water cooled???Quote:
Originally Posted by gn7
Some of the audience may not be familiar with the simplicity and ruggedNESS OR the quick change of gears in the V-drive install/design... :)
Looks like one of that cabinet maker, Marvin Zepede, he had a cabinet shop in Paramount back in the early '60's an he lived in Whiitier,an WAS gonna go into the boat biz.......and Then again, it Might be one of Gaylord's early boat's ?.....................definately NOT a Sanger.............just my .02 cent's worth.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wheeler
Bob, what if it also had an interior chain that ran under one ouput shaft and then over the other side.....that might counter rotate the outputs....I dunno..
You are correct on a couple points. The boat is not a Sanger, the builder did live in Whittier and was a cabinet maker.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skyskier
Carl should know what make of boat it is. :wink:
You can rule out Gaylord.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wheeler
I'll try to find a better pic of the Mandella.Quote:
Originally Posted by gn7
Pic of inside the drive.
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That's about what I expected to see once you showed the input/output side.
Nothing says both inputs had to hook to the engine. Hook one input to the engine, the other acts an idler, you could use the shaft to drive something if wanted.
Coupling outputs to prop shafts with chains and sprockets was common as dirt in those days. Still is used in hydros and some crackers.
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There were quite a few v-drive gear box manufacturers in the late 50's/early 60's. I've never seen most of them.
http://www.v-drivevideo.net/pictures...on_Glide64.jpg
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Originally Posted by Wheeler
Drawing a blank here.....Nescher?
If anyone is capable of writing a book about the good old days of performance boating it's the guy pictured left. :cool
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