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Forum: Engines | Propulsion | Generators 08-19-2013, 09:17 PM
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FM engines are old but good. No valves no heads...

FM engines are old but good. No valves no heads top speed is about 800 RPM. There are many still running. The M/V SALVAGE CHIEF sitting in Astoria has two of them. The US Navy put them on...
Forum: Engines | Propulsion | Generators 08-19-2013, 08:01 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 15,574
Posted By Guest2013a
The boat I was on had Fairbanks Morris ten...

The boat I was on had Fairbanks Morris ten cylinder opposed. Most of the engine men on boats with GM diesels had transfers in to transfer to a boat with FM diesels. The problem was when we were in...
Forum: Engines | Propulsion | Generators 08-19-2013, 07:44 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 15,574
Posted By Guest2013a
The electric boat has the same limited range...

The electric boat has the same limited range problem as the electric car. When the wind is about to blow you on to the rocks the diesel engine will sound sweet.
Forum: Engines | Propulsion | Generators 08-19-2013, 04:22 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 15,574
Posted By Guest2013a
I was doing a spoof on Lt. Col. William "Bill"...

I was doing a spoof on Lt. Col. William "Bill" Kilgore by Robert Duvall in "Apocalypse Now"
"I love the smell of napalm in the morning." That is a good movie. Actually I think napalm has a...
Forum: Engines | Propulsion | Generators 08-19-2013, 05:55 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 15,574
Posted By Guest2013a
I was watching a youtube video of some people...

I was watching a youtube video of some people crossing the Atlantic and at one point they started up the engine and started motoring. I thought it was stupid because most sailing boats only carry...
Forum: Engines | Propulsion | Generators 08-18-2013, 08:22 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 15,574
Posted By Guest2013a
It appears to me that the same people who put...

It appears to me that the same people who put electric motors in boats own a VW Micro bus, have an apple computer, do yoga and eat nuts and berry's. Real men want diesel engines and I love the...
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