Topic: Honda Saildrive

Does anyone have any experiences or knowledge regarding the installation of a gasoline Honda saildrive or  Yamaha saildrive . Curious if these are working out to be a reliable , cheap aternative to older diesal and gas engines .

Re: Honda Saildrive

Re: Honda Saildrive

I guess that I should have been more specific as there is not much of a chance on fitting one in a Contessa . I've seen these gasoline replacement engines advertised for quite a while and have never read anywhere about how the conversion went and whether the owners were happy with their new power plant / saildrive combination . We read alot about the usual diesel replacements , but not much about other options that may be available . Has anyone heard of any stories regarding the use of these engines in any other types of sailboats . Just out of interest . I'm surprised that none of the sailing magazines have done a review of these units .