Sabb Motor

Sabb Motor is a Norwegian maker of small marine diesel engines, mostly single-cylinder or twin-cylinder units.

[1] The firm started building engines to meet the demand of fishermen who wanted simple, robust and reliable power for their boats.

This was followed by a larger 7HP version which tended to suffer broken crankshafts, but the firm was able to solve the problem and re-launch their engines under the name Ny-Sabb (New Sabb).

Facing market competition, the firm concentrated on providing 30bhp engines for ship’s lifeboats, a decision which increased worldwide demand.

[3] Sabb engines are rugged and simple; for example, some have "splash lubrication" which requires no oil pump nor filter.