Is anyone interested in a group order There are some videos on youtube, just type in Yanmar d27. Title: Yanmar 8hp Diesel Engine Manual Author: OpenSource Subject: Yanmar 8hp Diesel Engine Manual Keywords: yanmar 8hp diesel engine manual, sneak previews cats4sale 179 catboat association inc, the contessa corner a site for contessa owners sailors, diesel engine systems part 1 low pressure system, voiliers les puces nautiques, evinrude johnson outboard marine service and repair, scuba. Joined Messages 2,187 Location North Moray Coast. There is a place in England that rebuilds them. Thread starter mikewilkes Start date 1 mikewilkes New member. In my mind that could mean one of 2 things- either no-one ever sells a running one because they are so good, or that there's hardly any around and they break!As for running at displacement speeds i can well believe it-I recall in my youth my father crossing the English channel (Poole to Cherbourg-60ish miles) in the flat calm with no wind in our 30 foot sailing boat on 3 gallons of diesel at 4 knots.that was with a 12hp twin cylinder inboard bukh. and looking at Yanmar D27 outboards to power my Tiki 38. I can't carry enough batteries to do that with an electric outboard!From what I've read the yanmar outboards are ideal for what I want - diesel being at 1/4 price of petrol here and the fuel consumption being around half that of a petrol too but I've never actually seen one in use and I'm dubious about buying something without knowing something about them 1st.The only ones I've EVER heard about have been for sale on ebay, and they've all been seized or trashed. They are also quite heavy-the d27 weighs 110kg so as heavy if not more so than my 50hp merc.They'd sink a yacht dinghy! What I really want (utopia here I come) is to be able to go fishing 15-20 miles out and it not to cost a fortune every time. I'm not sure but I think you guys may have got the wrong end of the stick-the d27 and d36 are quite large (physically) engines and 27 and 36 hp respectively-as in, just enough power to get my 16' cabin boat to the plane with the 36hp. Due to its running characteristics and weight, it never made its way into pleasure boating. It was mostly used by public services (Navy) or for commercial applications like workboats and small fishing boats. We have a Yamaha 115 as our big motor, and both are GREAT motors. There used to be a Yanmar D 27 and a Yanmar D 36 diesel outboard engine on the market. You can barely hear it in the front of the boat while its idleing. Cheap Price and Exceed Quality Marine Boat Diesel Outboard Motor Engine.
It's a 4-stroke, but wow, what a great motor. Johnson Evinrude Outboard Motor Tilt Trim O Ring Seal 321163 18-7510 Johnson 90 Hp If you are newer than 1977 you can not go backwards on flywheels into the 74-76 series (unless those are the years you If you try to purchase an original OMC push button starter switch 395699, the cost was 46. Re: Yanmar Diesel outboards- What are they like and Where can I get one? Just replaced our 1990 Johnson 8 with a yamaha 9.9 high thrust.