Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:47:26 -0400, HK wrote:

I don't see any need to step up to a 200 hp V6 on this boat. The days
you can comfortably run more than 25 mph in a 21' boat are rare on
Chesapeake Bay. The 150 is about $4000 less than the 200.

Any comment on the extrapolations?

I'd go with the 200.

After all, it is a four stroke. :)

Actually, and I don't mean this the way it's going to sound, I find
those gas milage figures suspect.

However assuming that they are good numbers, I'd agree with you on the
150.

Even if it is ancient technology.


Well, Parker followed up by faxing me a performance data sheet. My
extrapolations were pretty much on the money. The "mileage" figures are
actually a hair better than I thought. 4000 rpm translates into 3.28 mpg
and about 27 mph. That's pretty decent in my mind. Parker has a lot of
credibility with me...the data sheet they sent me before I bought my
25-footer was right on the money.

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,
quieter, and there's no visible smoke, no oil to mix, and no visible oil
in the water. Plus I love the fact that at trolling speeds, you
practically cannot hear the engines.

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


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

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.

On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:56:31 GMT, Duke Nukem wrote:

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

Dunno. What's a GM 6-71?

aka DD 6-71, a pair of them heading north next week, coming soon to a
harbor near you.

They were designed late 30s, early 40s. First application was to
power Sherman tanks in WW2, followed by a kazillion busses, heavy
construction equipment and commercial generators, followed later by a
few fine motor yachts, lobster boats and trawlers.

On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:22:46 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:56:31 GMT, Duke Nukem wrote:

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

Dunno. What's a GM 6-71?

aka DD 6-71, a pair of them heading north next week, coming soon to a
harbor near you.

They were designed late 30s, early 40s. First application was to
power Sherman tanks in WW2, followed by a kazillion busses, heavy
construction equipment and commercial generators, followed later by a
few fine motor yachts, lobster boats and trawlers.

Ok - I thought we were discussing outboards and GM had made some
weirdo kind of outboard I'd never heard of.

Diesel is a whole different ball game than gas two or four stroke
outboards.

"Duke Nukem" wrote in message



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. :)



No disputing the gettin old part but I for one and tired of web sites
that cannot be informative without showing me a java movie while
Im waiting for the page to load. I do not need to be entertained with
dazzling graphics and presentations when all I really want
is information. If I want a freakin movie, I'll go to the
coastal cinemas.

p.s. I don't like MS Vista either.


db

D-unit wrote:
"Duke Nukem" wrote in message


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. :)



No disputing the gettin old part but I for one and tired of web sites
that cannot be informative without showing me a java movie while
Im waiting for the page to load. I do not need to be entertained with
dazzling graphics and presentations when all I really want
is information. If I want a freakin movie, I'll go to the
coastal cinemas.

p.s. I don't like MS Vista either.


db




The evinrude etec site is a colossal pain in the ass.

On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:03:04 -0400, "D-unit" cof42_AT_earthlink.net
wrote:


"Duke Nukem" wrote in message

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. :)

No disputing the gettin old part but I for one and tired of web sites
that cannot be informative without showing me a java movie while
Im waiting for the page to load. I do not need to be entertained with
dazzling graphics and presentations when all I really want
is information. If I want a freakin movie, I'll go to the
coastal cinemas.

Marketing nowadays is entertainment driven and keeping somebody at a
site while the good stuff loads.

I understand your point though - it does get annoying sometimes.