Yamaha factory tour report (It was Awesome)!

[112Vulcan]

To have a boat like those cruisers and then use outboards just seems ....dumb to me. Why get a boat made for lounging and then completely block off swim platform and lounge area with big outboards?

It's a great idea if you live where I do and there is a lot of shallow water. You can't get the IO's close to the beach without fear of damaging the drive. Been there, done that! The outboard you can get much closer and tilt out of the water. The outboards are also easier to maintain. I would buy a new one in a second...if I could afford one!

 

[haknslash]

It's a great idea if you live where I do and there is a lot of shallow water. You can't get the IO's close to the beach without fear of damaging the drive. Been there, done that! The outboard you can get much closer and tilt out of the water. The outboards are also easier to maintain. I would buy a new one in a second...if I could afford one!

I was mainly to referring to the cruisers with outboards that are exposed, like the Regal video that was posted. Not the nice hidden ones that still give you a swim platform like in those pics. I have nothing against outboards.

 

[112Vulcan]

Yes, you are right. The outboards often take up much of the swim platform.

 

[Julian]

Yes, you are right. The outboards often take up much of the swim platform.

Except when you hide the outboard and build a swim platform behind it like Yamaha does in Japan!

 

[Beachbummer]

Can we see a picture of that? Or name?

 

[haknslash]

Can we see a picture of that? Or name?

The pics posted in this thread I believe are hidden outboards.

Here's one the Sea Ray to give you an idea how it looks hiding the engines.

 

[Beachbummer]

This one

https://global.yamaha-motor.com/business/boats/products/sr310/technology.html

It's a single though m

 

[Adrian @ JB Solutions]

I wonder what that SR310 would cost if they brought it to the states.

 

[Beachbummer]

99,999 ?