sail drive props

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Jul 21, 2013
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Oday 25' tall rig warwick, RI
I have a sail drive on my O'Day & I'm wondering if I can replace the 2 blade prop with a 3 blade. The 2 blade seems to be made out of aluminum or "pot" metal.
If it can be replace with pitch, etc. should I look for/
Thanks
Jim
 
Oct 17, 2011
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Ericson 29 Southport..
Jim. You've got a problem. But so do I, we both like boats. Anyway, you didn't say exactly what saildrive you have, so I hope I'm not wasting my time with assuming you have the O.M.C. saildrive, which was marketed as a Zephyr. Sounds fast, huh? Oh well. It's actually nothing more than that years Johnson/Evinrude 25 H.P. engine, and it's actually been de-tuned for some ungodly reason. Poor idea. Along with that underwater impeller I guess you're now familiar with. So anyhow, the onliest difference in the outboard and the saildrive is the adapter plate that seals it up around the neck of the motor. To keep the boat from sinking, stuff like that. And the lower unit is the same as the outboards as well. Soooooo, with that info, knowing kinda what it is, you may have better luck finding it for the outboard than saildrive/Zephyr.
Nuther thing, Google a boat named Implied Consent. The guys website has a load of info and download PDF's about this saildrive, but it's in an Oday 28. Regardless..
 
Jul 21, 2013
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Oday 25' tall rig warwick, RI
saildrive

Its not a OMC its I believe"Saildrive" brand,its a yanmar 1GM.in a 25 O'Day tall rig.
Jim
 
Feb 26, 2011
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Achilles SD-130 Alameda, CA
To the OP, "Saildrive" is not a brand. If indeed it is an "SD20", that is a Yanmar saildrive model. FYI.
 
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