I agree – Saildrives are like little underwater jewels. They're delicate, complicated, and require too much maintenance. For racing they're probably the cat's meow.
For general abuse, not so much.
If you want more control for the boat and you really want to spend huge amounts of money, get a bow thruster. For less money, widen the rudder 6″. It is my opinion the major problem with steerage is because the rudder is too small.
Bob
On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 4:41 AM, alan P < ([email][/email])> wrote:
My boat neighbor got a brand spanking new Tartan 3400
last year. What a piece of sh**. The saildrive and the
boat. He had an oil leak in the drive. In order to
repair it they had to haul the boat, grind out a big
hunk of fibreglass fairing. After replacing the
seal(in which the lower unit had to be removed) they
spent two days refairing the hull. Progres??? I'll
take the old stuff anyday. At least I can repair it
myself, anywhere!
alan
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