Outside-the-Box Outboards
November 2, 2012
Just when you think the latest gas-powered outboards have wrung every drop of power from a gallon of fuel, along comes a new way to tackle the problem.
Just when you think the latest gas-powered outboards have wrung every drop of power from a gallon of fuel, along comes a new way to tackle the problem.
Check out the latest developments from the major manufacturers—you may decide it’s time to retire your old outboard and get something new.
The newest technology in diesel engines makes for better boating and a cleaner environment.
Mercury Marine has introduced a free app for the iPhone that allows any boater to keep a record of important data and memorable events.
Volvo Penta has introduced a new V-8 featuring significant weight savings and the latest in variable-valve-timing technology.
With engineers looking to increase efficiency and reduce sound levels, the question is raised: Will hybrid power ever work for boats?
Propane is nontoxic, it’s not a greenhouse gas, produces no evaporative emissions, and it will not damage marine life.
Two fledgling companies look to revolutionize the outboard market with two new products on either end of the horsepower spectrum.
The rationale for the Seven Marine 557 is that this humongous motor will take the place of two “little outboards.”
The Alpha OutboardA group of Midwestern engineers think they’ve built the great white shark of motors.The 557 puts out about 60 percent more power than the next nearest outboard.Is this evolution or revolution? That’s what I thought to myself when the press release in my
Time For A ConversionUnfamiliar with catalytic converters? You shouldn’t be, because you may need one soon.If you’re like most people, the only time you put serious thought into catalytic converters is when you’re driving down the road and an awful sulfuric scent whacks you straight in the nostrils
Time For A ConversionUnfamiliar with catalytic converters? You shouldn’t be, because you may need one soon.If you’re like most people, the only time you put serious thought into catalytic converters is when you’re driving down the road and an awful sulfuric scent whacks you straight in the nostrils
The Power of OneWill ZF and SeaVee shake up the boating world with their single-pod center console?One of the best things about the Miami International Boat Show is that it’s so big, I always find at least one thing there that I never expected. This year the surprise was a 34-foot center console with a
Master of ManeuverabilityTwin Disc’s new joystick-control system may give those pod drives a run for their money.Let’s begin this treatise on maneuverability on a historical note—or rather two of them. The first dates back to an enjoyable dinner I had with Bill Barry-Cotter in Australia several years ago. Barry-Cotter, of course, is
Photos courtesy of Capt. Bill PikeA Steyr Motors Hybrid—its footprint is only 3.53″ longer than a conventional engine’s.The idea behind the Steyr Motors Hybrid is as elegant as it is simple: tap a diesel’s rotational energy by splicing a10-hp/5-kW electric motor/generator between the crankshaft
Just when you think the latest gas-powered outboards have wrung every drop of power from a gallon of fuel, along comes a new way to tackle the problem.
Check out the latest developments from the major manufacturers—you may decide it’s time to retire your old outboard and get something new.
The newest technology in diesel engines makes for better boating and a cleaner environment.
Mercury Marine has introduced a free app for the iPhone that allows any boater to keep a record of important data and memorable events.
Volvo Penta has introduced a new V-8 featuring significant weight savings and the latest in variable-valve-timing technology.
With engineers looking to increase efficiency and reduce sound levels, the question is raised: Will hybrid power ever work for boats?
Propane is nontoxic, it’s not a greenhouse gas, produces no evaporative emissions, and it will not damage marine life.
Two fledgling companies look to revolutionize the outboard market with two new products on either end of the horsepower spectrum.
The rationale for the Seven Marine 557 is that this humongous motor will take the place of two “little outboards.”
The Alpha OutboardA group of Midwestern engineers think they’ve built the great white shark of motors.The 557 puts out about 60 percent more power than the next nearest outboard.Is this evolution or revolution? That’s what I thought to myself when the press release in my
Time For A ConversionUnfamiliar with catalytic converters? You shouldn’t be, because you may need one soon.If you’re like most people, the only time you put serious thought into catalytic converters is when you’re driving down the road and an awful sulfuric scent whacks you straight in the nostrils
Time For A ConversionUnfamiliar with catalytic converters? You shouldn’t be, because you may need one soon.If you’re like most people, the only time you put serious thought into catalytic converters is when you’re driving down the road and an awful sulfuric scent whacks you straight in the nostrils
The Power of OneWill ZF and SeaVee shake up the boating world with their single-pod center console?One of the best things about the Miami International Boat Show is that it’s so big, I always find at least one thing there that I never expected. This year the surprise was a 34-foot center console with a
Master of ManeuverabilityTwin Disc’s new joystick-control system may give those pod drives a run for their money.Let’s begin this treatise on maneuverability on a historical note—or rather two of them. The first dates back to an enjoyable dinner I had with Bill Barry-Cotter in Australia several years ago. Barry-Cotter, of course, is
Photos courtesy of Capt. Bill PikeA Steyr Motors Hybrid—its footprint is only 3.53″ longer than a conventional engine’s.The idea behind the Steyr Motors Hybrid is as elegant as it is simple: tap a diesel’s rotational energy by splicing a10-hp/5-kW electric motor/generator between the crankshaft
