surface drive identification
 

I have 2 surface drives here ,but so far nobody can,t tell me what brand they are .. they are made from aluminium ,have replaceble skegs ( they can be taken of by sliding them backwards off a locking rail) the powertrim cilinders are stainless steel ,steering is done from inside the boat by a steering arm .
The propshafts are 1 1/4 inch , the props that came with the drives are : eliche radice 485x600 mm 18,5x25,5 inch.
They seem to be European made ,they have all metric bolts .
there is an electrical wire going into the housing ,I could not see what its function is ,other than I thought it was for oil temp ... or drive position ...
Prop shaft nut is brass ,and has a hex screw to lock the nut on the propshaft ( seems the only part that I could recognice at SDS,s website )
Its not a socket ball style like Arneson ,but it has hinge pins and steering pins .
transom housing has a large O ring around for water sealing ,there are also hoses coming from the transom house that run to a reservoir .
I will try to find somebody that can post pics from the drives , as I can,t post here .

Thx A.J

A.J.

here are the pics !

http://i1007.photobucket.com/albums/...psda7f003a.jpg

http://i1007.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9da3a032.jpg

http://i1007.photobucket.com/albums/...pseef9bffa.jpg

Thanks for posting the pics ! Anybody know what brand ?

Judging by the pallet jack they look big like ASD8/10's. Did they come off the Hustler in that gallery? Interesting, never seen those before . . . .

The drives did not come off the Hustler , not sure what boat they came ... I measured the length ,just 2 inches shorter total lenght as my ASD8,s inline drives .

They are not Arnesons.

Possibly MSA.... Like those tiller arms!

I googled surface drives at images ,and have seen a lot drives ,but none of them were alike .... MSA have all extrnal steering ,they do have a hing pin /steering pin system ,but its totally different .

No, it is not MSA, but it look like this http://www.dbdmarine.com/

That DBD drive has a socket ball ,and as far as I can see ,it contains no oil for lubrication ,just dry U joints or homokinetic system.

The drives I have have a large capacity housing that mounts to the transom that contains oil ,where the U joints are turning into,the hoses that come from the housing go to a reservoir that stores the oil just like a Arneson ASD8 inline units do.
The powertrim pumps that came with the drive are : Made in Hungary , they kinda look like OMC ,s inboard pumps...

surface drives
 

Are they for sale by anychance, 732-779-2433, vic

I sold one of Those drives last month ,so I have only 1 left .. Or are you looking for a pair ? Thx A.J

I was looking for the pair,I personally would not of separated the piar .but there not mine,any chance you have others, and did you find out the make of them, and how mutch for the existing drive. Thanks you for your time.

Yes I found THE brand , it is made in Italy , I sold one drive to a friend , and would like to have $ 5000.00 for this one . Thx A.J

still for sale??

Sorry for THE delay, I dont check everyday here,and yes I still have one surface drive for sale , you can also contact me on : [email protected] . I can send you Some more pics if you want ! Just let me know Thx A.J