Jed Clampett's OMC outdrive upside down?
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Was this so it could be trailered or something? Mine did tilt, had those funny exposed "fingers" instead of a u-joint.I really can't tell what's going on with that motor other than its some sort of a movie prop.. Agree it looks OMC
Yes it's upside down and just doesn't look right. It's probably just a makeshift movie piece. Loved that show.
It's mounted that way so the boat can be very close to the ground. If it were a proper boat on a trailer, the actor standing inside the boat would be much higher up and this scene where he interacts with people outside would not work as well.
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I think that was Johnson/Evinrude's "Everglades" motor that they were experimenting with back in the day, which was able to run in "fan boat mode" like you see there.
No, that was "The Everglades", a different show...ha-ha. (Remember Lincoln Hale? His name was in the theme song)
I’m going to guess that this leg rotates along the longitude of the boat to get into the working position. Shooting episodes of a weekly series has to be fast. Beverly Hillbillies did not spend much money on props. ( don’t mind the pun). They probably asked the film crew if someone had a boat and could they bring it on Thursday. Meanwhile the search is on to see if this motor existed. The series was filmed from 1962 - 1971. That might help.
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Stern drives were just coming out when the Beverly Hillbillies started filming.
There is a chicken dinner for anyone who can identify an early stern drive that rotated into position, rather than pivoted down into position. Everything was experimental in 1962.
I found this link and pic. certainly looks interesting.
First Mercruiser Propeller and Sterndrive - Discount Boat Props
At the January '59 New York boat show, Mercury came out with their own sterndrive and called it Mercruiser - Ask Dan about Sterndrive Mercruiser Propellers
dansdiscountprops.com
Here it is. A 1962 Mercruiser. It rotated into position.
Haha, I believe you beat me by three minutes.I found this link and pic. certainly looks interesting.
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First Mercruiser Propeller and Sterndrive - Discount Boat Props
At the January '59 New York boat show, Mercury came out with their own sterndrive and called it Mercruiser - Ask Dan about Sterndrive Mercruiser Propellers
I kept finding stories but no pics.
or due to the internet the links/pics were gone.
