[Land-speed] Can anyone confirm this? Not LSR

Dale H Pulju d.pulju at pahrump.com
Thu Jul 12 23:02:29 MDT 2007


I think you have to go back to the days of sail when the Capt sat on the 
right side of the ship to look out for who had the right of way under 
different wind conditions, I know not the rules of sail
dale
wife is now the proud owner of a Toyota sr5 pickup
dark and 88 in Caldwell, id

Subject: [Land-speed] Can anyone confirm this? Not LSR


> Question was why are boat steering wheels on the right side?  This was
> the answer posted by one respondent.
>
> Boat propellers turn clockwise, sez Leon, and hulls used to be designed
> in such a way that when there was torque on the prop, the right side of
> the boat would rise up. So the wheel was put on the right, so the
> weight of these "healthy sized" fishermen would counteract that. As
> long as they didn't put the beer cooler on the left, which would throw
> everything off. This is not a problem with modern hulls, but the design
> stuck. Racing boats, however usually have the wheel on the left, like
> American cars.
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