Jersey City / New Jersey / United States
WALTER V-Drives Walter V-Drives are precision gear drives which allow inboard engines to be placed in the stern ( rear ) of a boat for greater safety, better handling, increased space, reduced drag, lower bow rise, shallower draft and less maintenance. The simple rugged design -- made in the USA -- has been proven in service for more than 60 years ! The Walter V-Drive enables the propeller to be tucked under the hull in front of the rudder ( below left ) -- instead of hanging off the stern next to the swim platform as with a sterndrive or inboard/outboard ( below right ). This safety feature is important on small recreational runabouts designed for the water sports enthusiast and his / her family, especially with an inexperienced captain or small children. Q - U - I - E - T design features time-tested precision-ground helical gears ( same manufacturing process as aircraft gearing ) for smooth and quiet operation. The small vertical offset allows the engine to be mounted lower in the boat resulting in a lower the center of gravity. This lower center of gravity greatly enhances boat handling, tracking and stability. Walter V-Drives are available in Direct Mounted and Remote Mounted models, in a wide variety of sizes -- each with numerous standard gear ratios and V-angles -- to accommodate nearly every application on runabouts, wakeboard boats, houseboats, cruisers and fishing boats. Remote-Mounted models ( also known as "Independently-Mounted" ) can be positioned a few inches or several feet away from the transmission, allowing the boat designer a great variety of engine placements. The remote mounted V-Drive, securely fastened to the hull stringers with its own adjustable mounting brackets and thrust bearing, allows the engine to be soft mounted. A flexible joint assembly, splined connecting shaft and self-aligning bearing isolates engine movement from the propeller shaft resulting in less noise and vibration being transmitted through the hull -- especially useful in diesel engine applications. Walter V-Drives have proven their reliability with more than 60 years in the field. In addition to the highest quality precision ground helical gears made from the finest alloy steels, Walter V-Drives are manufactured with rugged tapered roller bearings, one piece main housings for vibration dampening and accurate gear alignment, self-reversing bi-directional oil pump to force feed lubrication to all internal components and high capacity water-jacketed cooling to reduce operating temperatures and increase life. There is no substitute for time-tested reliability !
