Maxprop wrote:

"Martin Baxter" baxter-m@ I've yet to hear of the same sorts of stories
from Yanmar, Westerbeke, Universal, Nanni, or Perkins owners, although I'm
sure there are *some* such issues with each of them. So far, in my
experience, Volvo holds the record for parts and service problems by a wide
margin, which is one reason I'm reluctant to buy a boat with a Volvo, either
conventional drive or Saildrive.


Well you can say you've heard one such story about Yanmars now. ;-) I'll
let you know if I have any parts issues. The guy I'm dealing with used
to be the Yanmar dealer, but he had supply issues with Yanmar and
switched. Perhaps Yanmar support in the US is superior to what it is in
my area? Time will tell.

Thanks for the input though.

Cheers
Marty