I am thinking of putting one on a 5.6 m Avon for diving use.
Are they reliable and as fuel efficient as the blurb says?
Any opinions, good or bad, gratefully received.
I was always a bit of 4 stoke fan till I got a boat with an opti fitted. I love it now - yes I had some minor electrical problems ( not the engine I stress ) with the battery and understand they can be 'a bit' sensitive to having enough volts to crank & spark up properly. Thats waht I was told by a couple of poeple but not sure what ' a bit' really means ! I have a 200 that pushes a heavy 7.5m boat along at 50knts WOT & if driven sensibly gives a fraction over 1lt a mile ( around 25-30 knts ish), and doesn't use much oil, doesn't smoke & is not overly noisy for a bigish engine.
The only minor thing I would say if is at lowish revs when I'm forced to go slow mines pops abit - maybe due to being the V6 ? Not a problem as such - just make me think I have broken it or its about to stop ( its not ever done either ).
Agree with the above, I have a 115 on a 5.8m and it will do 40kts and at around 25kts do 1.8miles/ltr.
A great noise and only use about 7 litres of oil over a season of about 80+ hours of use.
It does not "like" long periods of running at sub-planning speeds, as the temp rises but stays below any dangerous temps. Therefore there is always an excuse to open her up and enjoy.
Regards
Steve
White Noise
