Im looking at a 74 25ft santana with a 10hp briggs and stratton engine, i didnt know that they made engines for sailboats and what is the history on this????
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1974 schock santana 25ft
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Inboard or outboard?
They currently sell a fresh-water outboard. In the 70's there was a manufacturer who made inboard conversions for the B&S engine. They were popular for a short time on trailerable race boats due to their light weight and rating benefit.
santana 25
A friend of mine owned one of these in the 80`s It was a well designed fast light boat and a very competitive sailer in its day. I wouldnt put to much into a 35 year old mongrel gas inboard or worry about it either.
Concentrate on the boat itself. It it sound and ready to sail. You can always remove the old
inboard and replace it with a 6 0r 8 hp outboard. Any upgrades can be done off season.
A friend of mine owned one of these in the 80`s It was a well designed fast light boat and a very competitive sailer in its day. I wouldnt put to much into a 35 year old mongrel gas inboard or worry about it either.
Concentrate on the boat itself. It it sound and ready to sail. You can always remove the old
inboard and replace it with a 6 0r 8 hp outboard. Any upgrades can be done off season.
I don't know what use you have in mind for the boat, if you are planning on racing it you don't want the weight of an outboard hanging of the stern. Outboards have a tendency to lift the prop out of the water in a chop. Briggs engines seem to have kept the same design for years, if you needed one maybe a new one would fit right in. one of the good things about Briggs engines is that they are cheap and easy to rebuild. I don't know what the setup is on the boat, does it have a transmission? Anyway, it looks like a good research project. Have fun. Ray T
got a 68 27' myself
and i love it! set up for out board instead so one less bundle of things to worry about:dance:
and i love it! set up for out board instead so one less bundle of things to worry about:dance:
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