pray4surf wrote:

Indeed...which novel?
'Flood Tide' pub 1977
And are you sure it was a 275 Yamaha? Or is Cussler confused?
Pg 501 -
"The boat, a twenty-five-foot Parker with a cabin, was powered by a 250
Yamaha outboard....."
BTW - the boats name... "Divercity"
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I stand corrected on the engine HP. I thought it might be wrong, but
didn't go back to double check.

I agree that his novels border on sci-fi, but they're fun to read. I
doubt that the SS United States could travel at 50 MPH up the
MIssissippi River, either........