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    reasons not to use high-performance diesels

    Atlinson , experimented with BIGGER engines , and much lower C.R. , he succeeded ! Much better power , at same consumption , But in the mines , Watts steam engine , burned cord wood , pleased the miners !
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    reasons not to use high-performance diesels

    ? Is there any reason the light high performance diesel-engines .... a 2.2L 4cylinder biturbo diesel that produces 170hp and over 300lbsft of torque seems very interesting. Thanks _________________________________________________________________ Gas engines will always do better...
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    Volkswagen Lightweight Marine Engines

    Gas engines have twice the fuel econ , if low compression .........Hi all, just wondering does anyone out there have any experience in using the Volkswagen marine engines mainly the TDI 350-8 and TDI 265-6? e of their low wight. In this project the wight and environmental friendliness is the...
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    What sailing needs, and what the world needs from sailing

    _______________________________________________________________ from [ Roman Empire .. 120' steel sailboat ] Youth wants to play with others their own age , for the lack of RULEs , Sailing takes them away from their peers ,and distracts them from their burden of trying to...
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    any examples of side-to-side transferable water ballast sailboats?

    _______________________________________________________________ water ballast ... essential to a fast planing hull . _________________________ BTW i forgot to post [ sailboats .. Roman Empire ] about my outrigger ballast , 3000# of seawater gulped up...
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    Roman Empire

    its a long Cycle , by 2020 , you build everything , by yourself or with help from peers . Im 69 , too old to complete a 120' steel outrigger sailboat , but ive been struggling for years to build the tooling . i have gathered pcs to build 400 amp MIG welders , and plasma...
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