Selva outboards

[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.

[Jizm]

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

[T 15]

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.

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

[samt]

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]

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

[martini]

Worst engine I've ever had experience of

[Mollers]

Originally Posted by martini

Worst engine I've ever had experience of

Worse than a Jetmarine or a Parsnip?

[martini]

Originally Posted by Mollers

Worse than a Jetmarine or a Parsnip?

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

[Turbodiesel]

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

[m chappelow]

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.