On 1/6/2015 7:43 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 6 Jan 2015 13:31:37 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Wayne, that's interesting. Spicer-Dana was known to make auto and big truck differentials and still caters to Chrysler corp rather heavily. Maybe some boat division exec sweet talked them into making I/o's. I'd think that I'd Dana made it that chances are it would be good stuff. But, then again- maybe not

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The trick to making quality marine stuff is making it water proof and
corrosion resistant in an adverse environment. It's a different skill
set from automotive and truck equipment.



Actually, Chrysler had a long history in the marine business, dating
back to the 1920's and had original engine and drive designs, both
inboard and outboards.

I think they got the bad reputation in the late 70's when
Chrysler Corp was in financial trouble and they had to sell off the
marine business to qualify for federal bailout loans. The outdrives
were sold to Bayliner and the outboard engines became "Force" engines,
also owned by a division of Bayliner.

The "Force" engines were really the ones that had a bad reputation.