Yes v-drive see good article here
www.sbmar.com/articles/all-about-marine-transmission-v-drives/
Select to expand quoteDonk107 said..
Is the engine mounted at the rear with the drive going forward and then going to a drop box before going rearward again
I think it is called a V drive
Regards Don
Yep, a V-Drive - used in race & ski boats a lot. You can step up or step down the gearing.
Edit: Just beat me r13
Select to expand quoteLazzz said..Donk107 said..
Is the engine mounted at the rear with the drive going forward and then going to a drop box before going rearward again
I think it is called a V drive
Regards Don
Yep, a V-Drive - used in race & ski boats a lot. You can step up or step down the gearing.
Edit: Just beat me r13
Hey Lazzzz
what's your guess......Velvet or Dog ?
Another exceptional buy!
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/farr-1104/238255
Select to expand quoteCraig66 said..Lazzz said..Donk107 said..
Is the engine mounted at the rear with the drive going forward and then going to a drop box before going rearward again
I think it is called a V drive
Regards Don
Yep, a V-Drive - used in race & ski boats a lot. You can step up or step down the gearing.
Edit: Just beat me r13
Hey Lazzzz
what's your guess......Velvet or Dog ?
Dog :)
Here's an interesting S&S 34 for the thread, Morning Bird 
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/sparkman-stephens-34/237302
I've seen some expensive Top Hats, but this one just may be worth it to the right buyer, which alas is not me.....
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/top-hat-25-mk-ii-custom/238528
That one has been sold.
For sure a good boat but the design was 1976 during the IOR rule heyday and bow down static trim (no crew on board) was the go for rating reasons. Never mind the instability in a seaway with such a large inertia of the engine and gearbox up there - or the diabolical lack of control downwind hard pressed. I thought these were a Japanese design or Dick Carter but they are by Peter Norlin who was a top designer. I am sure they did not all have the engine and gearbox up there - rather very few.
sailboatdata.com/sailboat/yamaha-33
See one in the UK with conventional aft diesel.
www.mourneboatsales.co.uk/pages/index.asp?title=Yamaha_33_Cruiser_Racer
Can it be believed that the FD was designed in 1951. Where were you in 1951.........
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Dutchman(dinghy)
Yes wish I could snare this but way past my timeline..........recall seeing the Aus titles sailed on the harbour in the early-mid 70s with about 20 boats hitting the line off Taylors Bay heading into Rose Bay on the first work..........Carl Ryves and James Cook coming out on top in that race.........Mark Bethwaite and Tim Alexander, Jamie Wilmot and James Cook, and CarlR and crew being front of mind as our best in the class.
Of course they are still going strong in Europe but only with tall big blokes sailing them..........
Select to expand quoteBlueMoon said..
Here's an interesting S&S 34 for the thread, Morning Bird
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/sparkman-stephens-34/237302
Worth every penny
Select to expand quoteRamona said..
I have pulled both Magic Carpet and a Swanson 28 off sandbars and I know what they are like!
Magic Carpet for sale again on Gumtree $6666
Select to expand quoteUncleBob said..jbear said..
The Swanson 28 isn't a motorsailer never was. It was a request from a guy who approached Swansons and wanted a small compact, roomy cruising yacht similar design to the 42 and that is what it is. The idea they are slow is laughable? sail them like any full keel yacht and they sail well. No, they won't point as high as a fin keel, but they weren't designed too.
Yachts a buyers guide has a little bit about Swansons - www.boatsales.com.auional
The owner of the one for sale in caringbah has done a truck load of NM in his yet the engine only has 600 hrs on it, hardly indicative of a motorsailer. The existing engine was in it when he purchased it in Queensland years ago.
I sailed down from Botany Bay yesterday.
Max 8 kts wind, ideal for me to practice using the running backstays.
I was please with the speed of the boat.
Did I do it right?
Before I tacked, I pulled on the running stay on the side I was tacking from.
I release the jib or staysail sheet,
Loosen the active runner/ checkstay.
Tack the boat.
Tension the new runner.
Then tighten the jib or staysail sheet.
I want to avoid tightening the jib or staysail sheet before a runner/checkstay is set,
Select to expand quoteBundeenabuoy said..Ramona said..
I have pulled both Magic Carpet and a Swanson 28 off sandbars and I know what they are like!
Magic Carpet for sale again on Gumtree $6666
It's actually $5500 with an inflatable bonus!
Select to expand quoteJolene said..
I release the jib or staysail sheet,
Loosen the active runner/ checkstay.
Tack the boat.
Tension the new runner.
Then tighten the jib or staysail sheet.
I want to avoid tightening the jib or staysail sheet before a runner/checkstay is set,
That is clear to me now.
Many thanks.
Select to expand quoteHobbes99 said..
$15,000
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/van-de-stadt-pioneer-10/238927
That's an exceptional buy!
Electric Saildrive !!!
www.facebook.com/groups/566833633334697/permalink/3670601156291247/?sale_post_id=3670601156291247
Select to expand quoteAzureF305 said..
Electric Saildrive !!!
www.facebook.com/groups/566833633334697/permalink/3670601156291247/?sale_post_id=3670601156291247
bargain !! wont last long !!
