Interested in a 1992 Sunsport. Need opinions.

[kvand347]

Okay, I keep getting confused with rotation because it affects what kind of alternators and starters I'd be looking at.

Is my engine CW or CCW?

Not sure if this helps, but you have a LEFT hand or "Standard" rotation engine.

[trayson]

Not sure if this helps, but you have a LEFT hand or "Standard" rotation engine.

This seems to help. I guess it matters what you're talking about when you're talking about LR/RH CW/CCW.

http://www.ebasicpower.com/faq/rotate.htm

[sybrmike]

Like Zim said, v/direct drives are a different beast at low speeds. Spend some time practicing the throttle bump. Two useful moves are the sidewalk and pirouette.

For the sidewalk, at a dead stop, turn the wheel all the way to the right (starboard), then alternately bump the throttle forward and reverse. The nose will push to starboard in forward, and the stern will pull starboard in reverse. With a little practice on the timing, you can "walk" the boat sideways to starboard.

To turn around in tight spaces, it's best to concede that you're gonna turn left (port), and perform a pirouette. Again from a dead stop, but turn the wheel all the way left and alternately bump the throttle forward/reverse. With patience, it'll look like you're spinning the boat on the ski pylon.

Good luck, she's a real beaut!

[trayson]

Always fun docking these things. Whenever I'm at a ramp, I make sure the dock is on my port side so when I come off the trailer, I know I have extra room to maneuver around. I never pull straight to the dock, I usually just back up enough that I can swing the front around and start driving away from the ramp, then position myself to come into the dock on my starboard side. I run a straight 45* angle straight into the dock on the starboard side of the bow, and slowly bump the throttle in and out of gear to keep speeds down, but to keep the boat going in the direction you want it to go. Once you get about 6 feet from the dock, give it some power in reverse and it sucks the boat right up against the dock. Practice that a few times and you'll be a pro in no time haha.

Like Zim said, v/direct drives are a different beast at low speeds. Spend some time practicing the throttle bump. Two useful moves are the sidewalk and pirouette.

For the sidewalk, at a dead stop, turn the wheel all the way to the right (starboard), then alternately bump the throttle forward and reverse. The nose will push to starboard in forward, and the stern will pull starboard in reverse. With a little practice on the timing, you can "walk" the boat sideways to starboard.

To turn around in tight spaces, it's best to concede that you're gonna turn left (port), and perform a pirouette. Again from a dead stop, but turn the wheel all the way left and alternately bump the throttle forward/reverse. With patience, it'll look like you're spinning the boat on the ski pylon.

Good luck, she's a real beaut!

Both great techniques. I like. And thanks for the compliments. I can't wait to get some decals on to make it my own with some personalization!

[kvand347]

This seems to help. I guess it matters what you're talking about when you're talking about LR/RH CW/CCW.

http://www.ebasicpower.com/faq/rotate.htm

I see what you are talking about now. You have LH rotation of the flywheel (ccw). According to the link, your belts will then rotate clockwise. My advice would be to hop in the boat and bump the motor to make sure your alternator goes cw. Then call the vendor to verify which alternator you need.