Saildrive

Sail Drive refers to a special drive design for motor or sailing yachts. It is a readily installable compact system.

From the engine, which is built into the hull of the yacht, runs a fixed flanged shaft with a drive shaft ( propeller shaft ) vertically downward and exits at an opening in the hull. Intermediate shaft and hull rubber sleeves are attached, which are used to seal the hull. To the shaft end, the drive shaft is deflected at right angles and horizontally from the stem occurs. Because the propeller is mounted.