On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:03:13 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Jun 24, 7:46*am, Richard Casady
wrote:
On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 09:31:06 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

I can understand the flywheel on the frontside *of the boat *for
clearance, but I'm suprised they didn't do what chris craft did and
take the engine and put the flywheel in the front of the block making
the starter bolt in standard position yet turn for a CCW application.

The driveshaft [yes driveshaft, complete with a U-joint] bolted
directly to the back of the crankshaft.

Casady

OK, I can understand that part, but I don't see how you could uses a
standard buick starter if the frywheel was on the front of the engine
because a buick (pad mount since 1963) has bolted to the engine block
at the back of the engine. Unless I'm really missing something here.

The engine was a 109 HP Graymarine flathead six. It has been fifty
years and I could be wrong about the Buick part. Mayby someone rebuilt
the one we had, it is hard to remember that far back.

Casady