According to a couple people I knew who worked for BMW in their short-lived boat foray, they got burned at it, and resolved to stick to their...
Steyr/BMW Well, reading the press release over again, they seem to be saying that the "BMW" diesel engine is actually built by Steyr, which...
This was in ebay today:...
What I've discovered with this boat is with the twin engine installation it's not going to plane on one engine, so you're going displacement...
Fred, I have to admit that I approach this from the point of view of 1) a grubby knuckle engineer, and 2) someone who advises on modifications to...
Fast Fred, It sounds like the engine you have is a Greymarine, not a Detroit. They are on the one hand nearly twins, but on the other hand they...
This is a possibly interesting bit of trivia about Steyr engines. A few years ago I surveyed a 35' Canadian-built yacht with a diesel engine that...
Fastfred, I think the 6-71 you're talking about is either a Greymarine or a very early "low-block" Detroit. The later "high block" engines came...
Zackman, Thanks very much for posting that interesting article. Do you happen to know if the original Volvo "Aquamatic" had a cone clutch? I...
Three examples that I can think of right offhand: Detroit Diesel 12=71, in a trawler, stripped a timing gear at less than a thousand hours time....
In my opinion the Steyr integral head-block is a very logical step forward It gives you a simpler, more rigid, engine with fewer parts. How common...
Redtech, Thanks for your reply. I was always amazed that the OMC Electro-shift EVER worked, not that it sometimes failed. Maybe they were okay in...
Does anybody marinize the Chevy pick-up diesel for marine use? Or know how its power/weight ratio compares to a 454 GM gas. Is that engine in fact...
Typically a dump-truck diesel will be able to inject a lot of fuel and run at high boost for a short time. Good for climbing hills, pulling out of...
Back in the '70's engines built by the German firm "Deutz" sold quite a few air-cooled diesels for use in fishing boats. I worked on Deutz powered...
Redtech, I was surprised reading your post that the cone drive was designed by OMC. The way that I've heard it is that it was a Euro design,...
Inspecting sails "in the bag" is really hard to do. When you say $5,000 boat, I assume it to be 20-26' 1960-1975 years. Assuming that it has...
I've got a 1965 Bertram 25 with twin Merc 165. They are old and tired. I've seen these boats converted to: GM454 + MercTRS, Ford460 + King Cobra,...
I think Volvos work out better for heavier, slower boats. The lower unit is bigger, has a bit more resistance than a Merc. They are very rugged.
