Nos4r2
Lieutenant Commander
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- Dec 12, 2004
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Re: Yanmar Diesel outboards- What are they like and Where can I get one?
I did think about an outdrive but it's a hell of a lot of work with the way my transom reinforcing's built. I'd have to remove all the reinforcement and move it 4" down and widen it by 18"-then glass it all in. I don't have anything to bolt an engine to either so I'd have to glass in large mounts and lose half my cockpit-the strength in my hull is from the solid fibreglass bulkheads rather than stringers.<br /><br />I HAVE however found that Coventry climax are now making diesel outboards... am making enquiries about them at the moment.
I did think about an outdrive but it's a hell of a lot of work with the way my transom reinforcing's built. I'd have to remove all the reinforcement and move it 4" down and widen it by 18"-then glass it all in. I don't have anything to bolt an engine to either so I'd have to glass in large mounts and lose half my cockpit-the strength in my hull is from the solid fibreglass bulkheads rather than stringers.<br /><br />I HAVE however found that Coventry climax are now making diesel outboards... am making enquiries about them at the moment.