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Default 300 hp Diesel Outboard

On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 11:18:28 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:

On Tue, 31 Dec 2019 01:08:38 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 30 Dec 2019 19:16:55 -0800 (PST), Tim
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On Monday, December 30, 2019 at 5:07:10 PM UTC-6, Wayne.B wrote:
Coming soon to a boat near you:

https://www.powerandmotoryacht.com/video/testing-cox-cxo300-diesel-outboards

man, those things are monsters...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXyzNdrMrik

Looks like a niche product to me. They are big heavy honkers.


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True, but 300 hp gas outboards are not exactly feather weight either.
I think the biggest issues right now are parts and dealer support.


The Yamaha 300 is about 550 lbs, and the Cox diesel is about 825 lbs. A bit heavier for sure.