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Old 05-18-2015, 09:45 AM   #7
oldhatt
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i really like what janice142 is doing with the diesel kubota tractor engine. i do not really understand the physics or the engineering as much as i would like to, but the concept is great. i have had traditional diesels in my boats for just shy of 40 years. they always demand relentless devotion to care and maintenance. what she is doing may in some ways allow her to beat the system by enabling her to re-power and invest maybe only one third of the cost of a regular marinized engine.

some nice ideas and questions have already been expressed in this thread. janice may be providing a blue print for any of us who may be facing engine replacement some day. i hope it works well for her and i hope that she provides periodic updates as she cruises the gulf coast of florida.
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