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Am I guessing correctly what yous guys call an outdrive, everyone else calls an outboard motor?



Not quite, Ade. An Outboard motor attaches to the transom and sits completely behind the boat.

Tom here has a Inboard/Outboard [I/O] setup on his boat, where the engine sits inside the boat and in front of the transom and is connected to the outdrive unit which projects through and aft of the transom.

A completely "Inboard" engined powerboat either has a straight drive with a prop that tunnels directly through the bottom of the boat, or an Inboard can also have a "V-drive" unit where the engine is positioned farther aft in the boat and the prop-shaft goes forward from there and then is bent by use of a transmission back and under the boat.

(...btw, I know this stuff 'cause not only did I used to own a nice little 17ft outboard water-ski boat years ago, but I also used to water-ski behind all the above mentioned types of boats in my younger days too)

Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)