Has anyone ever done work or looked at how much power can be loaded onto
the front end of the E-shaft.  I imagine there is currently 5-10 HP
running accessories, but it seems to me that one could load that with
quite a bit more, even possibly half of the HP output?



Am I wrong here?

Decker, Michael


No I don't think you are wrong if you don't put any side loads on it.

I was going to drive the prop with it but I would put another bearing
on the over hung side load. Maybe it would be best to do a whole new e-shaft
and front cover for this application.

Paul Lamar

Compare that to the output shaft on a Notax 2-stroke.  The Notax looks
more fragile to me, and we're taking 70 HP from it, WITH the vibrations
that come with a 2-stroke, 2-cyl shaft.

Keith W


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