For more detailed info on the 6.9 Mercedes engine, check out the following link: http://www.m-100.cc/6point9/brochure/engine/index.html
If it is indeed that easy to create a safe & reliable fresh water cooling system, then I'd probably do so... I've just been under the perhaps...
I simply don't know enough about the mechanicals to answer your question.. If I put the boat in the water 10 times a year, for no more than a half...
Thanks to Marshmat & Northwester for their comments.. I'm sure that all of their points are valid.... Marshmat's comparison of a car engine to a...
Re: Nojjan's reply: "Its actually a Swedish company and the product is called IPS !!! ;-)" Wrong ! I'm talking about an 'INBOARD TRANSMISSION"...
Reply to Marshmat; I didn't mean that I expected the big block Mercedes to make a serious dent in the performance boat market.. but rather that I...
Re: Weight Mercedes didn't switch to Aluminum blocks until the 80's, the M-100 big blocks were cast iron. If anyone's interested, there's an...
Reply to MYDAUPHIN The M-100 Mercedes engines ONLY came with automatic transmissions, and one generation of fuel injection components. Switching...
Reply to Fast Fred: The big block gas V8's made by Mercedes for the 600 series limousines, known as M-100 engines were made from the 60's in...
I've been dreaming of building a replica of one of the classic 1930's style mahogany runabouts (26' to 32') powered by a beautifully polished big...
I heard that an Italian company recently introduced an inboard transmission that puts two counter rotating props on a single shaft. If anyone can...
