Not sure if anyone is familiar with the old OMC saildrive or not. However I have a question regarding the mounting of the new engine. The...
I plan to use a Lovejoy L-type jaw coupling to couple the engine to the drive leg, as there is a significant difference in the arrangement of the...
It's about double the weight. Original powerhead was about 60lbs. This one will be about 112lbs.
Here are some pics of the engine. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
It looks like this engine was first released in 1976. Here is a link from google Japan that has some exploded images of the engine. There is...
No manual, but here is basic information and a picture. http://global.yamaha-motor.com/showroom/cp/collection/marine_md-5y/
Looks like the OMC was limited to 3700rpm and Yanmar is 3600rpm. So both look really close in that respect.
I am looking to do an engine conversion for my sailboat. The boat had an OMC saildrive in it at one time. I picked up one a while back however...