Searching for a complete set of 454 counter rotating 454 mercruisers. Please email me at captscottc@gmail.com with information. Thanks and see ya on the one whistle.
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Wanted: 454 Mercruisers
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1975 Hatteras 31 Sport Cruiser (sold)
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Re: Wanted: 454 Mercruisers
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought all 454 MerCruisers were left hand rotation and the transmissions were what made them counter-rotating. The '93 7.4's in my 41 are left hand and use Hurth transmissions for counter-rotation.
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Re: Wanted: 454 Mercruisers
Randy, my boat originally had 427s (Mercs) in RH and LH rotation. So she had two different transmissions, one with a reversing cog in it and one without. The gears were BW 72s. You are right that later gas boats came with two LH engines and gears which could be run full speed in either "fwd" or "rev". My original 427s were replaced with 454s.
As I recall it, the problem was that no one made a lightweight gear at the time which could run fwd or rev like a Twin Disc or modern ZF. The clutch packs for forward and reverse were said to be different- you could not run those gears hard in reverse.
Now, boats with two gas engines are set up like yours- both engines run LH and one transmission runs in "reverse" all the time- that is, it reverses the direction of rotation.
If you want to try to wrap your head around something I have always had a difficult time understanding (not unusual)- what is the list of parts you have to change in a LH gas engine to make it RH rotation? I'm still trying to figure that out, but I THINK it's the crank, the cam, the oil pump, and the distributor. I've probably left something out.
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Re: Wanted: 454 Mercruisers
Your Hatt came with 427 MerCruisers? You sure about that?
Randy Register - Kingston, TN
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aka Freebird aka Sparky1
1965 41DC #93
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Re: Wanted: 454 Mercruisers
Did a little checking and found info on RH 454's. All the stern drives were LH, but not all the inboards.
http://www.perfprotech.com/blog/boat...marine-enginesRandy Register - Kingston, TN
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aka Freebird aka Sparky1
1965 41DC #93
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11-29-2013 10:23 PM #6
Re: Wanted: 454 Mercruisers
Original should be chris craft 350 or 454. I would look for crusaders if going for a repower with gas engines. But if 200 hp 4 cyl yanmars are an option you will have a great boat.
Scott
41C117 "Hattatude"
Port Canaveral Florida.
Marine Electronics and Electrical Products Distributor.
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Re: Wanted: 454 Mercruisers
454's came out in 1970, but I don't know when Mercruiser introduced them in a marinized version. I didn't think MerCruisers were available in Hatt's until Brunswick came into the picture.
Randy Register - Kingston, TN
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aka Freebird aka Sparky1
1965 41DC #93
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Re: Wanted: 454 Mercruisers
Last edited by Avenger; 11-30-2013 at 08:43 AM.
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11-30-2013 10:24 AM #9Senior Member
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Re: Wanted: 454 Mercruisers
I believe 454's didn't come to mercruiser stern drive world until 1987ish. And this was on alpha drives that blew up a lot on single applications. 1988 the bravo drive came out to handle more power. My go fast has twin 454 with alphas and is the last year--1988 had bravos.
Inboards mercruiser got the 454 earlier, I think.FTFD... i drive a slow 1968 41c381
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11-30-2013 10:31 AM #10Senior Member
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