On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:30:14 -0400, HK wrote:

As far as "old" technology goes, with all my years as an owner of two
stroke outboards, I now prefer the four strokes. I find them smoother,

BZZZZZZTTTTT!

You seriously need to take a ride on a ETEC powered boat.

quieter,

HAH!!! You can hold a normal conversation with my ETEC running WOT
and the engine is less than six feet from my control station.

and there's no visible smoke, no oil to mix, and no visible oil
in the water.

There ain't with mine either.

Plus I love the fact that at trolling speeds, you
practically cannot hear the engines.

Just like mine. :)

How old the is technology on the GM 6-71?

Dunno. What's a GM 6-71?

BTW, the Evinrude eTec site really sucks. Too many weird things going on.

That's only because you ancient technology types are gettin' feeble
and old and just don't understand new, advanced and superior
technology and presentations. :)

Or perhaps becasue you went to the eTec sight you ended up at the
Electronic Transportation Engineering Corporation?

~~ snerk ~~

That mpg figure by the way - you quoted 3.28 mpg @ 27mph. So over 27
miles run in an hour, that works out to 8.25 gallons per hour or there
about.

That's not to shabby actually - I may have been a little hasty in my
suspicion at the figures.

Still not as good as my ETEC, but acceptable.

Even for ancient technology.