Diesel engines in speed boat
12-19-2008 | 11:38 AM
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that´s why Titanic sank too... they shoulda had SSM´s (and they wouldn´t have left southampton before warrant repairs)
Seriously...
Heres one I´m playing with currently.
1.2pmg at 48mpg cruise.. .tops 62
I´ts a double hulled bottom so more than sturdy... 10 footers are no problem, the problem starts at 20 footers when the radars and lightbar washaway.... been done...
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12-19-2008 | 11:46 AM
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No hassle that´s what I want.
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03-31-2012 | 02:52 PM
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About 6 years ago a guy overhere bought a Bruno Abatte 50 ft Primatist with 2 x 10,3 L Seateks and fixed surface drives,this boat was unbelievable in the rough ,we took it out on the North sea with 8-10 ft seas , this boat was build very heavy and doesn,t seem to bother the pounding .
We however did smashed up in the boat ,I never forget when we tunned the boat at sea ,and having tailwind /waves ,Oh F*ck it felt like we flew this boat 15 ft or more in to the air when using the waves as a launching ramp.
The engines did just like yours smoke a lot when accelerating ,and the boat only took off when the tabs were down,we measured her at 63 mph .
Nice to hear those turbo,s spool,and the engines are revving up .
We however did smashed up in the boat ,I never forget when we tunned the boat at sea ,and having tailwind /waves ,Oh F*ck it felt like we flew this boat 15 ft or more in to the air when using the waves as a launching ramp.
The engines did just like yours smoke a lot when accelerating ,and the boat only took off when the tabs were down,we measured her at 63 mph .
Nice to hear those turbo,s spool,and the engines are revving up .
Old post But with Trimaxes and Eliminator typed on the sides in blue and orange, ? If yes it's overhere nowadays.
http://www.nettivene.com/moottoriven...e-bruno/403872
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03-31-2012 | 05:09 PM
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I was on my annual vacation on Sanibel Island, Florida a few weeks ago and took my family on the "Sanibel Thriller" a 40 passenger 55 foot cat, built in Miami. Twin 440 hp Yanmars w/Arnesons. Ran about 40ish during the cruise. Talked to the skipper, said it tops out at about 55 empty. Our conversation was brief, but it had been re-powered with lower h.p. recently...didn't find out the reason (fuel consumption?) It sounded good, side mounted thru-hulls.... Much more of a performance sound than I expected. ----Rob
04-01-2012 | 12:09 AM
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04-01-2012 | 02:04 AM
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Here we are four years later, with much higher fuel prices, and nothing seems to have changed. Gasoline engines still prevail. I think the cost of diesel engines, combined with the increased cost of drives to handle the torque, has kept them very scarce in all but large cruisers.
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01-29-2013 | 11:18 AM
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