Yanmar Sail-Drive compatibility

[ashskett]

Hey there, after a failure to receive a single response from a Yanmar dealer or employee, I am turning to your collective knowledge for help with a sail-drive issue.

We currently have two Yanmar 3JH3E engines, but we will soon be changing both of these for the 3JH5E model. However, we do not intend to do this until the boat reaches New Zealand, some time next year.

We have a serious problem with our Starboard sail-drive and we may need to replace it before the boat can continue on its itinerary. The current saildrive installed is a SD31. If we do have to replace this sail drive, we would like to replace it with a drive that is compatible with both the 3JH3E and the 3JH5E. Would this be the SD20/SD30/SD31/SD40/SD50?

I hope you can help.

Ash

 

[Rob_Webb]

You could try contacting one of the main dealers for Yanmar here in Auckland, Whiting:

http://www.whitingpower.com/

I would expect you'll find them pretty helpful, especially if you are considering a major job when you get here!

 

[ashskett]

Thanks Rob, I have contacted them and they have been very helpful.