Differential brakes on the paddle wheels would allow "power
steering". I saw it done on a built up fishing scow. One brake
pedal for each wheel. No rudder, I think. Not with floating
barrel wheels, or drive on, it was just a side paddle wheeler
using a car differential. It made a lovely duck blind, with full
heat.

The chevvy engine might not like half a ton of thrust pushing on
the end of the crankshaft. Nor will the tranny tailshaft. A
thrust bearing is required, or a side paddle wheel rig. A
stuffing box would surround the prop shaft with a packing gland
compressed between the inboard end fitting nuts.

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I like that idea!... I could weld barrels onto the axils and put paddles on
them. That way I could just change the wheels and drive on in. On the front I
could either run a chain to spin them from the rear or use them to stear. Now
that I think on it more heck I've alwayse dreamed obout building a car-boater
thing. That is drive up to the water (maybe pulling it on a trailor) put the
boat in the water and drive onto it. strap on and use the car's wheels to drive
a wheel rigged onto a prop. Could use a car-differential in reverse tied to a
prop. That way even reverse would work, And whatever the gearing a
chain-sprocket mechanism could adapt it. hmmm why arent these things for
sale??? Hasent such a thing been done? Just saw the wheel-drive-on cyllendars
used at the motor-vehicle-immisions testing system. Seemed they worked pretty
well.

WasteNotWantNot wrote:






wrote:

Just got a 21' 73 sportcraft boat. Have a recked an 80 camaro w/ a good
267 (v8) and tranny. The boat is pretty rough and has a 165hp
mercruiser. I'm wondering for the pain in the ass of getting it
running with water under it and so-on maybe I could just put the prop
onto the drive-shaft of the 267 and figure a mount. the only issues I
can think of are the seal arround the shaft, and the ratio. Anyone know
a mercruiser's ratio? How bout the ratio of a 267 V8 to the drive-shaf
for the 80 camaro? I figure the tranny would be really cool for
choosing fast or pulling a skier.
Thanks,
Elliott


I suggest contacting those Cubans that almost made it to the USA
recently in a 53'Chevy truck. Do what they did and it would save lots
of time as you could leave the driveline in the Camaro. Just hook the
prop to the driveshaft the way the Cubans did and strap barrels to the
side. It will be much safer and you will have two boats. The US Coast
Guard had to sink the Cuban vessel and it was not that easy.

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