Re: salt water motors

[outboard315]

quote FrankR:

Well Merc can brag about their stainless steel shafts if they want to. I say it is about time they caught up. OMC has been using SS shafts since the early 1950’s. Except for a few cheapo models. OMC also has been coating the inside of their water jackets since the 1950’s. But I don’t know if BRP has continued the practice or not. It’s a whole different company now than the ones I knew. Most exposed screws are SS also. But that is not the blessing you might imagine. SS screws actually corrode in place worse than steel ones. But they do look better on the surface that you see.

Frank, are they using stainless prop shafts. If so do you know what grade stainless.