Why is the steering on the right?

  • aleb
    Butler county Iowa
    Posts: 342
    February 22, 2015 at 2:57 pm #1514945

    Maybe this has been discussed before, but why is it not on the left like a car?

    Chuck Melcher
    SE Wisconsin, Racine County
    Posts: 1966
    February 22, 2015 at 3:02 pm #1514949

    Throttle/ tilt controls in the right hand I would guess. Left hand steers.

    rmartin
    United States
    Posts: 1434
    February 23, 2015 at 6:51 am #1515127

    I guess I thought it was to help counteract the propeller torque. The weight of the body filling the drivers seat helps offset the boat wanting to lean to the left from the motor torque. The same reason a helicopter needs a tail rotor to off set the fuselage from spinning opposite the blade rotation.

    Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    February 23, 2015 at 7:22 am #1515136

    Starboard, not right. )

    Huntindave
    Shell Rock Iowa
    Posts: 3088
    February 23, 2015 at 9:09 am #1515181
    Ralph Wiggum wrote:

    Starboard, not right. )

    ^^^ what he said,,,,,,,,,,, besides, I always figured it was called that because of where I (the star) sat in my boat. wink

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