Castro Petterson (peonydish97)

The OMC stringer drive had a negative reputation for being prone to breakage as well as being hard to fix. It was not that OMC can not build a good drive, however they did not wish to obtain entailed with patent infringement. The round gear layout was inferior to the u-joint drive, and the spheres equipments would certainly break after 200 hours. OMC dealers specified where they would not also take in a Stringer drive on a sell even if they marketed it to the owner. Yet many people that acquired them didn't know any kind of much better, OMC had an excellent dealership network (at least around below) and had numerous devoted customers for their remarkable outboards. OMC outdrive repair help

After the patents ran out OMC was complimentary to highlight the Cobra drive which to me transcended to the Merc Alpha drive of the period. Regrettably teething problems with the change cable did not aid things for OMC. The Gears were never ever an issue although they initially claimed that a few of the equipments were defective. Many people do not want to get an item of a firm that is no more in business, although there are components offered for the Cobra drive. New, used, and aftermarket. This is not even a consideration for me as I can obtain any kind of part I require for my drive. My friend has a model-T Ford and also can obtain components for it very easy. The Merc 470 has several components NLA as well. Uncertain about older Merc drives, but I anticipate the exact same for them. If I was given a selection in between 2 watercrafts the exact same cost, in the very same problem one with a Merc and one with a Cobra I would take the Merc. If the Cobra remained in fantastic condition and the Merc well used I would take the Cobra.