jasper2447
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- Jul 6, 2004
- Messages
- 37
Hi everyone
I have just taken the plunge and deserted outboards for a boat with a sterndrive - or at least, a hole where a sterndrive will fit and an empty engine bay !
Now, my problem is this - i know absolutely nothing about sterndrives. I may have to buy a diesel car/truck engine like a ford 2.5 OHC and marinise it.
I have lots of questions like - how does the engine connect to the sterndrive?
How do I line up the engine (height, angle, etc. to the sterndrive - which do i fit first ?
Can any engine fit any sterdrive?
So many questions
Is there a good source of basic information or a good book you can recommend like an Idiot's Guide to Fitting your First Sterndrive?
Thanks in anticipation
John B
I have just taken the plunge and deserted outboards for a boat with a sterndrive - or at least, a hole where a sterndrive will fit and an empty engine bay !
Now, my problem is this - i know absolutely nothing about sterndrives. I may have to buy a diesel car/truck engine like a ford 2.5 OHC and marinise it.
I have lots of questions like - how does the engine connect to the sterndrive?
How do I line up the engine (height, angle, etc. to the sterndrive - which do i fit first ?
Can any engine fit any sterdrive?
So many questions
Is there a good source of basic information or a good book you can recommend like an Idiot's Guide to Fitting your First Sterndrive?
Thanks in anticipation
John B