Then I disagree. I'd say you've gained a quite a bit. You no doubtedly learned a lot, and probably saved some money to boot. Good for you! I...
Good for you in doing something "different". I am curious as to why you did it though. If you only use direct and reverse, what did you gain...
An old trucker friend of mine described the Detroits as "Green Leakers" and went on to state that "The only thing they do well is convert diesel...
jfair, If you want to take advantage of all the power your engine can produce, then I'd advise going with conventional wisdom and prop the boat...
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...
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...
I realize that this is an old thread, and the original poster has changed his interest, but I believe the original question was to the effect that...