There was an attempt once by OMC or Merc to use 2-Stroke in a kinda I/O arrangement. Other than that all 4-strokes. Of course the Yamaha and Bombardier and other boats with the little jets are 2-strokes, so those would qualify as inboards . . .
Originally posted by BF:<br /> I think force "L-drives" were 2 stroke OB style engines mated to an I/O... from what I see around here, they don't have a good rep
There was also an Attempt by OMC using their old V4 2-strokes in front of an outdrive that looked sort of like a Stringer drive,..........<br />OMC put these things in some Wierd Looking Tri-hulls under the OMC Banner,..............<br /><br />BTW,...... Key Word in All of this is "Attempt".......
Thanks for the info guys. I was pretty sure the Force L drive was a 2 stroke, but didn't know about some of those other "experiments".<br /><br />I guess its a pretty safe bet that anything from the 80's on (except that Force monstrosity) is probably a 4 stroke. <br /><br />I was asking because I'm thinking of getting a different boat (trading in my old boat with a two stroke), for a newer I/O type of setup. I'm getting tired of the 50-1 mixing, and "smoke on the water".<br /><br />Since I'm on the subject...are there any I/Os to stay away from (other then the Force L drive)?
Spart<br /><br />Didnt mean to hijack your thread, but the 4 coil thing seemed interesting.<br /><br />If you would list what you are looking for and the price range, there would be plenty of comment from this bunch. <br />If buying an older boat check it out , check it out,<br />check it out.<br /><br />Uncle Dave
