Chinese Garbage

And I thought we were talking about a Chinese Junk. (sailing content) Cheers Charlie From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Gerald Sobel Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 5:03 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Drop-in dry diesel (was Re: What's She Worth? Evaluating 1978 Cal 34 MK III - PHOTO LINK) Adam, good idea, but it has to have a Foss style, hi density, hi efficiency foil construction, at the end of a carbon fiber tube, with at least one LED nav light on the end. Or, if you're like me, glue a bunch of skin diver flippers together and attach it to a long aluminum pole. Jerry From: Adam Thorp <th… [at] gmail.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 11:39 AM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Drop-in dry diesel (was Re: What's She Worth? Evaluating 1978 Cal 34 MK III - PHOTO LINK) What about this "Chinese garbage" instead? http://junkrigassociation.org/Resources/Documents/Yuloh%20efficiency.pdf :o On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 10:30 AM, mike <mi… [at] wahini.org<mailto:mi… [at] wahini.org>> wrote: That Chinese garbage would rust out within a year. It has no business being on a boat. As an engine for a garden mower, sure. I wish there were affordable small diesels that were of decent quality that didn't cost an arm and a leg. There is a market for them as the sailboat fleets continue to age. Beta engines are the best I have seen lately but they are still very expensive for most people. They are competitively priced but still exorbitant. Mike M. On 11/14/2011 11:19 AM, John Wright wrote: http://www.amazon.com/Diesel-Engine-Electric-Start-Recoil/dp/B002G8XYUW I post this as an example of the type of engine I was thinking about. It is not a "marine" diesel, but it is a 10 HP diesel. You would have to have a gear box or transmission to give you a reverse gear. When I was a boy, I fished out of a boat that had a small gasoline engine like this. I covered many miles of water chugging along in that old boat.