Selva outboards

lockieboi · 05 January 2011, 22:26

Hi all.
Does anyone have any experience or know off Selva outboards.
I am after a 15hp short shaft and saw a 2 stroke 15hp Selva outboard ex MOD aux outboard (apparently) just been refurbished and looks pretty tidy in the pictures for £625
This seems cheap.
I read somewhere that they are basically a yammaha. Is this true.

Look forward to your expert responses.

Thanks.

Jizm · 06 January 2011, 08:41

I know the larger (100hp etc) are, don't know about the smaller ones.

T 15 · 06 January 2011, 09:20

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Originally Posted by lockieboi

Hi all.
Does anyone have any experience or know off Selva outboards.
I am after a 15hp short shaft and saw a 2 stroke 15hp Selva outboard ex MOD aux outboard (apparently) just been refurbished and looks pretty tidy in the pictures for £625
This seems cheap.
I read somewhere that they are basically a yammaha. Is this true.

Look forward to your expert responses.

Thanks.

see

http://rib.net/forum/showthread.php?t=34954

samt · 06 January 2011, 16:56

I very briefly had a 15hp selva (it was called a Naxos I think). The 2 strokes have no relation to Yamaha. I would save your money and look for somthing else.

m chappelow · 06 January 2011, 19:17

Company that i worked at in the early 80s seemed to have a lot of selvas in for repair with gearbox problems .

martini · 06 January 2011, 19:26

Worst engine I've ever had experience of

Mollers · 06 January 2011, 20:48

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Originally Posted by martini

Worst engine I've ever had experience of

Worse than a Jetmarine or a Parsnip?

martini · 06 January 2011, 21:31

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Originally Posted by Mollers

Worse than a Jetmarine or a Parsnip?

I've never had the pleasure so the jury's out

Turbodiesel · 07 January 2011, 20:12

They wont be ex MoD they only use Mariner/Mercury. As for Selva, ummm Crap springs to mind!!

m chappelow · 07 January 2011, 21:40

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Originally Posted by Turbodiesel

They wont be ex MoD they only use Mariner/Mercury.

And before that they used O.M.C ,, Johnson ,,, unless the Italian navy used them over there.

all the ones that we had in for repair were for the gearboxes, we put it down to the control linkages not set up right ,we never had any problem with the power heads though.

lockieboi · 09 January 2011, 20:44

Thanks for the responses, i think i will hold out for something better!
Thanks again.