Thread: What's the matter with Yamaha outboards?
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Default What's the matter with Yamaha outboards?
On Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:02:51 -0800 (PST), wrote:

I dont know about Yamaha, but in the latest edition of Motor Boating,
the inboard diesels with the pod drives KILLED the E-Tecs for gas
consumption.

Textbook figure for specific fuel consumption is .5 lbs/HP/hr for gas,
..35 for diesel.

Casady
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