Trent boater

Almost forgot , the manual assumes that the engine rotates clockwise at the flywheel , so with this in mind the hexagonal plate on the left hand side of the leg has the gear selector lever on it .for right hand props the lever is located at 1o,clock facing outwards from the transom , for anti clockwise rotation props the lever is positioned at 7o,clock and facing inwards , however for this you need to change the gear shift rod inside the leg as it is 1,1/4 inch shorter than the clockwise version.

What I was saying was not good advice , was that one reply stated that it was simply a matter of changing over the cable in the control box and the enfield will run in either direction. It is not so simple . There is a reverse locking pin located on the inside of the leg which when reverse is selected pushes out and engages with the swivel plate to prevent the leg from kicking up through the force of the property thrust . Swapping the cable on the control box , can effectively if used with a right handed prop, push the boat forward but the leg is in reverse gear , therefore the pin is engaged , it works fine , until you hit a solid underwater object then the leg doesn't kick up as it should . Now if you are lucky you may get away with a severed swivel plate , but then the bearings particularly the thrust bearing in the bottom of the leg , not to mention the gearbox at the top of the leg are likely to suffer damage as the engine will more than likely still be turning even if the prop has fouled to the point of zero rotation . How do I know all this , because it's just cost £3.5k to put said "easy fix" right X2 if anyone is unsure as to the directional operation of the enfield z drive contact Bob Knowles it could save you thousands .

I did state I was new to the forum , it was just the replies to the question gave wrong advice .

Hi did you get your z drive sorted , new to the forum so sorry about the question being late!