Yanmar Diesel Outboards

[Bill]

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Anyone ever seen these things? they look cool and I have never seen a diesel outboard.. think they are smoking crack with that price tag though ($25000..kiss my ass)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/YANMAR-D ... 27bc032c95

 

[jojobee]

They quit making these a few years ago. They were used mostly around the oil fields because high flash point fuels were not safe.

 

[SORTIE]

cool concept, wonder how reliable they were?

there was another diesel outboard mfr back in the 80s, can't recall the name

 

[jojobee]

there were a couple out of england. Servco or something like that

 

[WickedGoodOutdoors]

I was wonering where the motor was as it would make a nice kicker on my boat and have both the maine diesil engine and the kicker running on disiel just makes scence.

what does not make sence is that it is in Klaipeda, default, Lithuania.


Just a little bit far from Maine.

 

[CEShawn]

I believe they turned out to be a real pain in the ass to run. I spent a month on board a tug boat that had one on its skiff. Chief Engineer at the time wouldn't let me play with it. Sad they didn't even practice good engineering by running it every week. God forbid if you ever needed it!

Someone else I think is trying to come out with one now, followed it on another board.

 

[Bill]

Sean any idea where that post was? would love to read about it

 

[CEShawn]

There are several around but this is the one I started with.

Diesel outboard? - The Hull Truth - Boating and Fishing Forum

 

[jojobee]

If I remember correctly they were about 400lbs for a 27 or 36HP

 

[Bill]

Ahh here is a 3.0 diesel outboard..they post the cost savings statistics but no price tag.. still I like the idea

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