The really "Old School" boating thread

[papaletch4130]

lol!!

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Does that happen to be a young Kenny Wilcoxin??

[westair]

I saved this pic awhile back, probably posted by SS but hopefully not in this thread, I never read the whole story 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.

[Sharp shooter]

Does that happen to be a young Kenny Wilcoxin??

That was right before Kenny came out of the closet.

[gn7]

Does that happen to be a young Kenny Wilcoxin??

If it is, then Havasuing is VERY mistaken who that is. Kenny was NEVER a executive with a national boat company.
Compared to Kenny, that guy has the hands of girl.

That was right before Kenny came out of the closet.

[Havasuing]

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).

[Wheeler]

Old school V-Drive.

[gn7]

Old school V-Drive.

Looks more like a "W" drive for dual counter rotating props.
I didn't know that Marbet made stuff like that.

[Wheeler]

Looks more like a "W" drive for dual counter rotating props.
I didn't know that Marbet made stuff like that.

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.

[CampbellCarl]

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?

[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.

I only called it that because that's what they call them on the TFHs today.
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.

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 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.

Today its one input direct to a output, plus one idler to an output, making the outputs turn in opposite directions.