Re: Ton of used fixer uppers
That Merc diesel is based on an Isuzu truck diesel block that has been around for years. It is a 1.7 litre and pumps out 120 hp. At cruise it burns 2-4 gph. It would be sweet in a 20'. The package is listed her in Florida for $9995.00 including an alpha drive and transom assembly. I remember seeing a report on a 20' Shamrock i/b with a 125hp yanmar. It got 18.5mpg at idle, yes 18.5 mpg and over 9mpg at about an 18kt cruise. The top was 30mph. Check this out: how about going from Ft Lauderdale to The Long Beach Island, NJ on one tank. Range was 900 miles at a slow cruise burning 1.2gph.
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