The Oxe looks like a seriously good bit of gear. 20kg heavier than the equivalent 200hp, but has 370nm at 2000 rpm and doesn't have gears as such, it's all belt driven. 45lph wot and expected to achieve 3x the service life of a 200hp four stroke. You could put a serious prop on it and have 40knot 22ft glass boat that sips fuel.
A petrol 4 stroke has a service live of about 5000 hours, I doubt these highly strung diesels will last 15k hours without major work. Hopefully diesel outboards keep getting developed and can prove there reliability. I would like a set on my boat if they can keep the weight down.
When I read "dual crankshaft" in the article I thought it was a typo and they meant dual camshaft but no, looking at their website it actually has dual counter-rotating crankshafts
The Mercs are currently in use in the armed forces in the states. They don't meet emissions so they can't sell them to the general public. Some vids on youtube if you look around.
Stefan
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Date Joined: 01/11/16
Not far off double the
Not far off double the weight of my 50hp mercury 2 stroke. The old Fishabout Mark 11 transom may need reinforcing
dodgy
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Date Joined: 01/02/10
Mercury have a modified
Mercury have a modified optimax diesel that is not far away from the general market and there is also oxe marine diesels.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
Mulie
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Date Joined: 20/02/11
The Oxe looks like a
The Oxe looks like a seriously good bit of gear. 20kg heavier than the equivalent 200hp, but has 370nm at 2000 rpm and doesn't have gears as such, it's all belt driven. 45lph wot and expected to achieve 3x the service life of a 200hp four stroke. You could put a serious prop on it and have 40knot 22ft glass boat that sips fuel.
Mulie
Luke
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Date Joined: 02/11/09
A petrol 4 stroke has a
A petrol 4 stroke has a service live of about 5000 hours, I doubt these highly strung diesels will last 15k hours without major work. Hopefully diesel outboards keep getting developed and can prove there reliability. I would like a set on my boat if they can keep the weight down.
Flaminghedgehog
Posts: 58
Date Joined: 19/04/15
Dual crankshaft
When I read "dual crankshaft" in the article I thought it was a typo and they meant dual camshaft but no, looking at their website it actually has dual counter-rotating crankshafts
z00m
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Date Joined: 10/05/14
Mercs
The Mercs are currently in use in the armed forces in the states. They don't meet emissions so they can't sell them to the general public. Some vids on youtube if you look around.
dodgy
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Date Joined: 01/02/10
Not far away mate.
Not far away mate.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?