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motor w/alternator vs. generator with charger vs.?
Its a funny thing about the states, and i hear much the same from friends
who have jeeps.... Diesel versions of them are just never released. A lot of 4WD vehicles in aus come as diesel and it sure has lots of benefits..... not very flammable, will run upside down, better servicing intervals, longer engine life, more torque at lower RPMs etc etc. Probably something to do with politics i guess ;-) Ive looked at a couple of diesel outboard, but they seemed outrageously expensive compared to 4 stroke outboards of the same size, costing 5x as much or more. They do seem to be reasonably priced compared to diesel inboards, but thats apples and oranges for me. Ive seen some weird looking chinese outboards on ebay lately, but im staying well clear for the moment. They have a range of 4 stroke and diesel outboards at silly cheap prices, but they're all stationary air cooled engines sitting on a base with no plastics or covers to protect them from the weather, with a simple leg bolted onto them. I think the price for the diesel (cant remember the HP, but might have been 6 or 7) was around AU$1,000 new. For comparison, that would probably get you, say, a Yamaha 3.3 2 stroke new. It might not be a bad concept, but im sure there'll be lots of issues with life, spare parts, non stainless fasteners and protection from weather. Shaun If I lived in Oz, I'd probably get: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~minards/ymde_out.html and just change the boat it was attached to every few years. The Americans ruined the diesel outboards, here, by pricing them so high even the rich people refused to buy them. They don't even offer them, now. I can understand why a dealer wouldn't want you to have one that didn't require constant replacement and maintenance, like the crap they sell here. "Twin Yanmar diesel outboards powered a seacrafi for the first time across the Pacific from San Francisco to Hawaii; a record 2250 miles of non-stop running using only 385 gallons of fuel." |
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