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Old 29 July 2009, 09:24   #1
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Are there any other producers of surface drives apart from Arneson?
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Old 29 July 2009, 11:36   #2
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yeh, loads of em
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yeh, loads of em
whom would you recommend ?
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Trimax are very well known. Owned by ZF now.

http://zf-marine.com/ZFR/Surface_Drives/index.cfm?PID=A

There are also

http://www.seafury.com/index.html

Here is a little list for you!!!

http://www.rbbi.com/links/drives/surfacedrive.htm
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Trimax are very well known. Owned by ZF now.

http://zf-marine.com/ZFR/Surface_Drives/index.cfm?PID=A

There are also

http://www.seafury.com/index.html

Here is a little list for you!!!

http://www.rbbi.com/links/drives/surfacedrive.htm
many thanks just what I was looking for.
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dont forget the new VW powered yellowfin VSD that looks quite nice http://www.yellowfin.com/VSDTechnology.asp
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Lancing Marine also produce a surface drive

http://www.lancingmarine.com/
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dont forget the new VW powered yellowfin VSD that looks quite nice http://www.yellowfin.com/VSDTechnology.asp
Is the Yellowfin available yet? I've not seen anything about it for at least 18 months - and for a bit of kit that promised so much, you start to wonder what's happened to it!!

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The yellow fin has been almost ready for a long time now. I really can't understand the delay as they have had working prototypes for ages. Don't hold your breath!!!
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Thank you all for your input.
we are looking at these as an alternative to water jets on our 1600 Interceptor for a particular customer. Should anything come out of this and we actually build with such I will let you know
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I'd be interested to hear how you get on Andre, if I figure out a way to finance my next project I'll be looking at twin diesel surface drives.

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Could not fine definition in the Wiki...

What is the surface drive?
Is it like inboard/outboard?
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A picture is worth a thousand words!!!

From RIBEX 2004 - you should have seen it Andre - or were you too busy hopping about???
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Could not fine definition in the Wiki...

What is the surface drive?
Is it like inboard/outboard?
A surface drive uses a prop running behind the boat that actually runs right on the surface so 1/2 the prop is out of the water.
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A picture is worth a thousand words!!!

From RIBEX 2004 - you should have seen it Andre - or were you too busy hopping about???
Gosh you have a good memory. yes in 2004 I was hopping about at Ribex
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Gosh you have a good memory. yes in 2004 I was hopping about at Ribex
Yes didn't know who you were at the time until I saw someone mention it on Ribnet - then I remembered a nice chap who hopped a lot!!!
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Are there any other producers of surface drives apart from Arneson?
Can I ask why you do not want an Arneson?

It seems that all the others that are trying to make their version all have some serious drawbacks. Being that I do not think the cost are all that different amongst them, Arneson has the best percieved market name a value. ??
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