On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 07:21:08 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 06:34:55 -0400, HK wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
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.
You made a comment about "old technology." So did I.

Yes, but in typical liberal commie pinko moron fashion, went
completely off track.

See the title? It says "WHICH OUTBOARD"? Which would indicate, to me
at least being the boorish neanderthal conservative moron I am, that
the subject is outboards, not inboards.

Two strokes rule!! Four strokes drool!!

That's my story and I'm sticking to it. :)

It is amazing how things change based upon what one owns, I remember
when Harry had a 2 stroke, he would argue with Karen how inferior 4
stroke outboards are as compared to 2 strokes.

Four stroke technology is inferior to two stroke technology. I have
always been a proponent of two stroke technology - in particular with
diesel engines which dollar for dollar are more efficient that four
stroke diesels.

My friend Harold has a very rare experimental International Harvester
two stroke diesel MTA tractor in his collection. That thing starts
first crank, runs like a top and pulls like a SOaB - he actually
pulled a 24 bottom gang plow with it almost a half mile. Damn thing
is almost 60 years old and still original - well, except for the
torgue amplifier which was rebuilt.

And until they figure out how to develop a light weight, V6 200 hp two
stroke diesel outboard, I'll keep the two stroke I have.

TWO STROKES RULE!! FOUR STROKE DROOLS!!

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

There is no argument. :)