Alamarin-Jet has just started a series of webinars that focus on waterjet propulsion and different markets. They are absolutely free, and we...
Medium speed is coming... but the compliance is the biggest delay. The testing takes time. After the Volkswagen controversy, engine makers are...
Actually, high speed on the CAT (C32). Tier 3 became required in the USA this year, and Tier 4 coming soon (Though CARB was essentially equivalent...
Ten years ago, when CARB came into effect, they had no choice. In fact, in the situation I mentioned, CAT won the tender with a bid of $0.... and...
100% correct. I work for Baudouin. When I am quoting an engine on a project, the very first question I ask is "How will the engine be used?" Our...
Indeed, Yodani. We are currently involved in a rail project and solving the infrastructure / refueling procedure is the biggest issue (we are...
The biggest problem we have found is the lack of refueling infrastructure at most marinas. We have converted a few of our engines for CNG and LPG....
Well, I can say that one of the bigger issues is that when engines are designed, they are tested in a test cell under standard conditions (they...
Working for a manufacturer, I can give you some perspective from our point of view as to "Why Not?" 1. Size. The engines we manufacture are...
Would these charts be helpful? I gave up on following the thread... I hope they are useful in any event.... We generally used to use them when...
Sort of We manufacture our engines with a rating of medium commercial / government use as standard. For recreational use (100 hours per year...
These are very common in the Philippines on tractors / agricultural use. Inexpensive and pretty versatile little engines. Biggest issues will be...
Similar to ASD6 would be our SDS1, roughly US$40K CIF USA. Depending on the vessel / engine (size of drive is largely determined by displacement /...
I was responding to the original post... Guess I should have checked the dates. As my signature says, I work for France Helices. And, normally,...
Depends on the vessel Generally, our drives and Arneson are pretty close in price, new. It really depends on the size of the boat, and the engine...
Won't work If you are wanting to use a surface drive with slow speed applications, the prop efficiency at 7 knots is negligible. They simply do...
We started our Speed Afloat company blog about a year ago, and the site has started getting some decent traffic. During our sales process, we are...
Keep learning, never stop Ad Hoc stated this best of all... Think about the marine industry, where your knowledge from school places you, and...
Splined shafts Well, our drives are manufactured with splines on both ends, both prop and coupling. On the coupling end there is also a slight...
I am a France Helices employee... In my note above, I was sitting right next to Mr. Bezzi when I wrote it. As stated, we can help if he wishes.
