DipperToo
Active member
I have been leaning towards shaft drive - good point about going for smaller twin engines to broaden the choice if needed.Shaft drive most definitely and maybe single in an ideal world but so many have twins that it would restrict choice significantly if that were a criteria. Our preference would have been for a single engine but we ended up with twins because that is what our boat of choice has. No regrets ?
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I noticed that some shaft drive engines have a V drive which puts the engine back to front and was done to give more room on the boat. Hopefully access is not compromised too much - but an earlier point taken about the poor access to the port engine on a twin engine Nimbus 320.
Do the V drives introduce any complications or reliability issue other than simply more moving parts to go wrong?
The responses to my initial question have been brilliant and enlightening - thanks again.