Anyone with twins heard of swapping them in winter?
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Anyone with twins heard of swapping them in winter?
Had a guy who builds performance boats locally tell me he swaps drives on twin motor boats every winter to make hrm last longer. Since they both spin different directions it makes the internal gears work in the opposite direction. I was told he does this because the driver that spins counter clockwise will always wear faster. Anyone else ever heard of this?or practice this? Yes I do know u must also switch the props
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Had a guy who builds performance boats locally tell me he swaps drives on twin motor boats every winter to make hrm last longer. Since they both spin different directions it makes the internal gears work in the opposite direction. I was told he does this because the driver that spins counter clockwise will always wear faster. Anyone else ever heard of this?or practice this? Yes I do know u must also switch the props
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One thing to keep in mind is how the drives were set up. I know when I set them up, I take into consideration their rotation. If resetting used upper gears, I will set up the better gears for that drives forward rotation. Also, I may set up the forward gear lash a bit tighter than reverse. Just my way, may not be the industry standard.