Re: [omc-boats] Dividing the Group? Outboards and Sterndrives -- Nah

I vote for the one site as well - it's the boats more than just the
motors and drives - Dave

jdood wrote:

>Me too!
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-omc-boats@... [mailto:owner-omc-boats@...]
>On Behalf Of lib1@...
>Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 5:02 PM
>To: omc-boats@...
>Subject: [omc-boats] Dividing the Group? Outboards and Sterndrives --
>Nah
>
>Just my .02 cents worth --
>
>I don't think the differences between outboard and sterndrive models
>warrant
>different mail lists.
>I enjoy seeing the q & a's in one central place. My advice is keep them
>the
>same and we'll all learn from each other.
>
>Structurally there are two longitudinal "stringers" in the floors of
>both
>model-powered boats. As has already been mentioned, the brochure
>pictures on
>your website show the hull and it's stringers before the deck, floor and
>
>foam and installed.
>
>The "Stringer" name was applied to the early OMC (62-77) sterndrives
>retro-actively to describe their "floating" transom aperature.
>Volvos, MerCruisers, Eatons all used rigid transom mounts due to their
>CV-joints drives. The 400/800 sterndrives also continued the "stringer"
>mounting scheme.
>
>Lee Shuster
>Salt Lake City
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Phil Budne" <phil@...>
>To: <omc-boats@...>
>Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 8:24 AM
>Subject: RE: [omc-boats] 69 rogue
>
>
>
>
>>Ian wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I know this is more of a stringer-based discussion ...
>>>
>>>
>>Discussion on this list does seem to revolve around inboard engine
>>issues, but that isn't what I had planned, just the way things worked
>>out!
>>
>>I guess the majority of boats were sold with I/O drives, there are
>>other forums devoted to outboard engines, and they're easier to
>>
>>
>replace!
>
>
>>Not that I have personal interest, but I've considered creating a
>>seperate forum for the I/O stringer drives, tho I'm not sure how easy
>>it would be to keep the traffic seperate...
>>
>>phil
>>
>>-----
>>To get off this list send mail to omc-boats-unsubscribe@...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>-----
>To get off this list send mail to omc-boats-unsubscribe@...
>
>-----
>To get off this list send mail to omc-boats-unsubscribe@...
>
>
>
>

-----
To get off this list send mail to omc-boats-unsubscribe@...
Received on Friday, 9 June 2006