Just Turbines
03-29-2014 | 07:48 AM
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After reading most of this great thread.I have a Question.If one was to purchase a turbine boat! Just how practical are they for steady summer weekend use in a brackish water environment.By brackish I mean a mixture of salt and fresh water that we have in the mid Chesapeake bay.By use I mean 150 miles a weekend with stops.But 1-2 hour stops.Boat would be lift kept.Reason that I am asking is looks like the big cats with Gas engines need a lot of maintenance for the little that they are run.We put 70 to 150 hours on a boat in the summer here in Maryland had a couple 200 hr years.Seems like the turbine could go a few years for any major maintenance.Seasonal maintenance is a given.Are they dependable enough to do a 1000 mile trip with stops.I know with #6 drives would be a hourly maintenance on the drives.But with surface drives should be a good set up.Really would like to know the pro's and con's.Thanks to whomever may answer this post.Just a old guy with a dream JOHN SR
I don't know the recommended maintenance on a mercury 1350 however Turbines in a boat should yield at least 1500 hours service.
Then at that point maybe a basic inspection.
The Turbines love to run for extended periods. They are aircraft engines designed primarily for steady state operation. These engines
fitted in a large hull with sufficient fuel will take you almost certainly where you want to go.
After running these engines it would be difficult for me to go back to pistons.
Some drawbacks is smell, aggravating noise, and fuel consumption.
Hope this helps.
Last edited by KNOT-RIGHT; 03-29-2014 at 11:12 AM.
