Marinizing Rotary engine

[powerabout]

Originally Posted by 351EFI

I have to respect people who do "out of the box" conversions like Josh posted. Rotaries in a 45' boat? This takes a lot of imagination and commitment. Good on you!

I have some rotary experience and I would think that they have promise in a smaller faster boat, especially with jet drives. Realistically, I think any number of piston engines would be more practical, but what's the fun in that?

Another thing to consider is that there has been a lot of success with programmable EFI with the rotaries. This is especially true in the land of Oz. Lots of good experimenting goes on down under.

Hi 351W
Love to see some photos of your set up?
Would it pass USCG inspection or was that not your intention when you did it?

[351EFI]

I really don't care about the USCG as I live in Canada. Our Ministry of Transport regulations are similar to those in the US, perhaps even more stringent in some areas. These rules govern standards for new construction, so technically at least, a boat owner can do whatever he likes to his own boat. Having said that, most, if not all of these rules are in place for good reason. The underlying principal is that all components and systems should be fail safe. I'm not stupid, or suicidal. Nor do I want any issues with my insurance company should I have a claim of any sort in which their lawyers could try shift blame over to me for something I've done in the conversion. I've studied our regulations and there is not a lot that refers specifically to EFI, but as far as I can tell, I am in full compliance.

Do you have any specific questions or particular areas of interest as far as photos are concerned?