Oxe Diesel outboard

[dimer2]

"Borrowed" from another forum...Oxe Diesel outboard, has some interesting concepts, including cabin heat, adjustable gear ratio (belt driven).

OXE - DIESEL OUTBOARD

 

[O C Diver]

Some very interesting design features. Will be interesting to see if it gets recreational acceptance. No interest in being an early adopter.

Ted

 

[nwboater]

Adapting the modern auto turbo diesel for marine use makes good sense. Our "other boat" is a 24 foot 2014 Mercedes Benz Sprinter motorhome by Leisure Travel. It's powered by a V6 turbo diesel that runs quiet, smooth, and delivers up to 19 gph. The entire power plant is small and light weight compared to the Lehman 6N-140 in my Willard trawler. Probably not practical for heavy displacement hull boats, but seems ideal for the light weight commercial use vessels. I wonder how price compares to conventional OB...double the price?

 

[Rustybarge]

Adapting the modern auto turbo diesel for marine use makes good sense. Our "other boat" is a 24 foot 2014 Mercedes Benz Sprinter motorhome by Leisure Travel. It's powered by a V6 turbo diesel that runs quiet, smooth, and delivers up to 19 gph. The entire power plant is small and light weight compared to the Lehman 6N-140 in my Willard trawler. Probably not practical for heavy displacement hull boats, but seems ideal for the light weight commercial use vessels. I wonder how price compares to conventional OB...double the price?

I believe the merc i/o 120hp with the vw car engine was a total disaster. Surprisingly the toyota land cruiser engine has also had major problems in marine guise, as has the yanmar BMW engines.

Continuous duty in a boat doesn't seem to treat car engines kindly, they seem to like light duty cycles on low load.think how hard it is to design a bullet proof marine engine from scratch.

Of course they could be lucky with their gm diesel car engine.

I think your price guess is probably spot on.

 

[kulas44]

Honda has done well with there V6 car engine used on the bigger outboards. Small diesel engines are quite a bit different tho.