last time I was at a boat show I noticed that a lot of the newer boats had saildrives instead of direct drives.
I see the big benefit of this when it comes to the angle of the prop.
The flip side thought is that saildrives are a lot more maintenance, right? The other thing that would make me nervous about them is that I would think that the metal could be subject to all sorts of issues and if you had to replace a saildrive it is big money.
Am I right in seeing them as a potential issue? Why are the manufactures going to them now?
I see the big benefit of this when it comes to the angle of the prop.
The flip side thought is that saildrives are a lot more maintenance, right? The other thing that would make me nervous about them is that I would think that the metal could be subject to all sorts of issues and if you had to replace a saildrive it is big money.
Am I right in seeing them as a potential issue? Why are the manufactures going to them now?