Chris Newport wrote:
On Sunday 14 November 2004 12:00 pm in rec.boats Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Are you referring to the "Salty Dog"? It does have a little resemblance
I guess. Nice looking boat. Why are you opposed to diesels?

Well, to tell the truth I'm a little leery of vibration in a boat this
size. It would seem to me that twin diesels in a boat like this it
would be both noisy and lot's of vibration.

Properly fitted diesel inboards should make a lot less
noise than outboards, and they should NOT vibrate unless
there is something seriously wrong such as bad mounts
or misaligned shafts.




There are many, many factors that determine whether one sort of engine
application is going to be noisier than another of similar horsespower.
I would not posit that a 200-250 hp four-cycle outboard is going to be
noisier than an inboard or I/O diesel of the same power on a similar boat.

My outboard boat has a full transom and a bracket. So do many other
outboard boats. You stick a large V-6 four stroke outboard out on that
bracket, and you have an engine that typically vibrates the boat less
than an diesel inboard or I/O and produces lower noise levels in the
cockpit.

I'd not sure I'd ever want to again own an inboard boat that doesn't
have a decent keel to protect the running gear. There's just too many
opportunities to run aground where I boat. And I sure prefer the running
gear of outboards to that of I/O's.