Bukh saildrive stripper - any recommendations or advice

[Mike Bryon]

I made an offer on a yacht that has a 2020 Beta 35 engine fitted with a Bukh saildrive and three blade prop. It doesn’t have a rope cutter and I want to fit one.

Ambassador Marine offer a scissor type stripper with modified anode that they say fits, does anyone recommend this cutter or alternatives?

Thanks in anticipation.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Dunno about the Bukh but I had a stripper fitted to my 2017 42’ sailing boat which had a Volvo sail drive with a Volvo 3-blade folding prop. Wasn’t cheap but fitted perfectly and as far as I know it worked!

 

[Mike Bryon]

Thanks Sticky, do you know the make of stripper?

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Ambassador Marine. They were very helpful, mine was the first D2-60 with the three blade folding prop they’d done, so it was a bit of a learning curve for them, this was in 2017. .

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Just checked, they do one for the Bukh…

Ambassador Marine

 

[Tranona]

Yes, that is the only type on the market and lucky that it is still available as the saildrive went out of production years ago. Odd combination of engine and drive but no reason why it would not work well. Retaining the saildrive would have saved a lot of money and work.

Speak to Robin at Ambassador.