Marine Engine debate

[Captain Chaos]

I thought it was because you liked to buy your fuel from your local chippy!

[Captain Chaos]

well arent you a bod!

[Foolish]

emissions from "oil burners" is the least of our worries !

Farmed cows and sheep generate about one-fifth of the world's methane production - thus contributing significantly to global warming. With 2.3 million dairy cows in the UK, that is 230,000 tonnes of methane every year, to which must be added the output from beef cattle and sheep. (The Guardian August 9, 2000.) Carbon dioxide is another important contributor to global warming, according to David Gee, former Director of Friends of the Earth. He believes that the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere from the production of each pound of steak is equivalent to driving 25 miles in a car. (25 yards in "Leviathan" )

info on cows farts

[glen76]

which ones the faster pro v or class 1?? whats the difference

[Jon Fuller]

Pro v, approx 105-110 mph max, single engine monohull, usually about 32-35'

Class 1, 150-160 mph max, twin engine Catamaran, usually about 44-46'

[Brambles]

Did anyone see this in the Sunday Times this week end?

I wonder how a TVR car engine would perform in a Blade Runner if this deal comes off.

http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/art...335743,00.html

Regards.

Brambles.

[Jon Fuller]

Sounds like a recipe for aggro to me.

[Brambles]

Originally posted by Johnson
Sounds like a recipe for aggro to me.

That would be the usual TVR recipe then?

[Jon Fuller]

Originally posted by Matt
IF they can get the engines reliable.

Running flat out, or near flat ALL the time! I'll stick to my old, overweight, underpowered, unfasionable big yank motors for boating ta.

Now in a class III race boat, it might be a different matter, but not for pleasure boating.

but then again, this would be say, 'IIID', and would need a very reliable 500hp (crankshaft) to compare with twin opti's, ...so mebbe even racing would be a no-no.

[Admiral P. Brain]

maybe this Nikolai Smolensky has bought Tonys 26 mould!!
I saw TD wearing a fur hat and boots with a bottle of ruski vodka!!

[CB1]

If youd have seen the cr*p that a certain pro V was chucking out on Windermere they should be banned from the planet, not just class 1. When you gonna come and clean my boat Drew???

[CB1]

If the WMBRC dos'nt get a waiver for record week IMHO Mr Langdon will have something to do with it!!! You could see the people from the "Ministry" checking everything out while he was spewing cr*p all over the lake. Not like our clean 2 strokes!!

[Jon Fuller]

what pro-v boat are we talking about?

[Tony Davis]

The old "thunderfletch"

[Jon Fuller]

Ah, is Drew Langden running it now then?

PS. If anyone's interested, TD is refering to Simon Fletchers SeaTek Powered Cougar Thunderboat "Thunderstorm"

[CB1]

The Very old Paxman V8's we ran in the RM didnt supply as much filth as his Seatek!!!!

[Too Old]

Originally posted by R-Don


My point is that the Americans can not build quality motor cars and their engine technology is even behind the Australians.

Being a guest on this site, I'll respectfully disagree.

While you right, the 7.4 is a slug, the block is a good starting point to make serious horsepower.

Unfortunately, the 7.4 is the least desirable big block motor. It's loaded with cast parts and you may as well forget adding performance enhancements without starting over with the bare block.

I'm going to let a few photos from my engine builders shop do my talking in reguards to us poor yanks our woefully inadequate engine technology.

These made a bit over 1100 hp on the dyno on Wednesday and are going in my Sutphen shortly.

[Too Old]

Recently finished 1200 plus real horsepower installed in a new 36 Nortech cat. Keith Black aluminum blocks......

[Too Old]

1150 hp getting ready for a dyno pull. These engines went in the 41 foot Apache known as "Ghost Runner".

[Too Old]

1000 plus hp 572ci motors built for a local 35 ft Fountain.