I’m a trucker and have been around diesels all my life and there’s no sweeter sound than a diesel when it’s just humming along with a slight turbo whistle
Yes all i have is 03 exscursion 6.0 powerstroke bulletproof open highway cruise a long time with 44 gallon fuel tank the tuner set a bit to high but its great
This is an incredibly important step forwards both for boaters (both pleasure and practical) and the environment. Congratulations and thank you to Oxe.
@@benoitnadeau5845 they might be cheaper to run but they are 2 heavy for many boats l have a 250 sho yamaha 4 stroke that only weights 520 pounds and it is capable of over 600 horsepower and is very economical the diesel 300 hp weighs over 800 pounds which makes it unsuitable for many applications
Luke is definitely very knowledgeable and seems like a down to earth person. That was really nice of them to take you out and yes that is definitely an amazing boat for sure . Those engines sound great! 👍
I literally built and designed the tower on that boat. My small shop builds all the tops for cape horn. Really cool to see my creation on RU-vid! I actually didn’t know Cape ever put those motors on any of their boats
What purpose does this 'centre console' boat serve? It looks useless in a swell of over 3 metres, you would have the first wave break over your bow swamp the whole boat. It looks like a very flat bottom and lacks any major keel to keep it stable in rough weather. And most of the deck space is unsheltered, so nothing to keep the waves and rain off the passengers or cargo. Never seen a boat like this in our country.
I had first hand experience in 2016 to run OXE 300 Diesel outboard. It came with trans oil, huge torque but our boom boat was too light, it cavitated a lot. Pure genius on this outboard. Ken's Marine Capt. off did the testing for their R&D back in 2016.
I’ll be honest those diesels sounded like they were less noisy then a standard outboard engine! And Alfred you talked a little bit about the weight of these motors compared to the 200’s, do you happen to know the weight difference between these 300’s and like the 300 Suzuki’s? And brother that Cape Horn looked like a damn good looking boat!! You need to do a sea trial on one and do a complete walkthrough with the people from Cape Horn. The bad thing is that they only make like 2-3 different sizes and that’s it I believe! Great great video Alfred!! As usual my brother!!!
I heard about these engines a while back, lovely to see them in action outwith the boating press. IMO what these engines really, really need are Sharrow Props. The noise reduction alone would make it worth while (engine noise is not the only noise a lot it is due to turbulance) let alone the better acceleration, top-end, and fuel savings.
The outboard are awesome! Was always hoping for a diesel outboard. Don’t know if it is the boat design or the engine limit…sucks that you cannot take these engines completely out of the water when pulled up.
Taking a guess; on that particular boat it appears the size of the motor prevents them from tilting up all the way for fear of the engine cover hitting the boat, so I think in an effort to make the demo run smoothly the captain tilted it as much as he was comfortable, knowing he needed room to turn, and just ran with it and tried not to call attention to it. Those are some physically large powerheads and it looks like the size is towards the bow side, just not an ideal matching for that particular boat.
You got to come up to New England once in awhile splash some water on the windshield and check out this weather if you think you're cold now bro. Awesome awesome video Alfred thank you very much. You always bring the goods.🤙
These are awesome but I'll bet they aint cheap. Now I don't want to be negative but who designed the cowlings? Couldn't they make them a bit more stylish?
It’s funny how people are amazed with diesel powered outboards…they’ve been around for over a few decades. Yanmar, Nissan as well as other manufacturers dominate the European and Asian diesel outboard market.
Definitely the way to go using Diesel engines,I have a Yanmar it’s been pushing my 20t boat for 14years 5000 hrs only ever changed the oil and filters and alternator belts.Diesels top out at 4000 rev’s petrols 6/7 thousand no wonder diesels last so long and fuel economy is amazing.
At 2:42 in the video, he says the diesels were getting 8 miles per gallon (MPG). That's BS - when he said that, he was pointing at the 8.2 miles per HOUR (MPH) figure on his chart. At 8.2 MPH, it was getting 2.4MPG. According to his chart, the best MPG achieved was 7.4MPG at 5.2MPH. 7.4 miles per gallon is great for an outboard, but nobody is going to drive a 34' offshore boat at 5MPH all day long.
Did I see this boat by my house in Somerset a couple months ago at Mack Boring? I like it but twice the weight of a modern outboard makes this impossible to retrofit an older boat without seriously rebuilding the transom.
Awesome video, have been looking at repowering my 08 29' Regulator. The first video I have seen, provided by the originator of the Chit Show, no less" and I am impressed! But the cost is steep and $60K per for the 300HP! Is it worth the extra $10K???
Long-term yes. Otherwise every boat engine would be gasoline. If you're sticking with your boat long enough to have engines rebuilt, using lots of fuel, putting lots of engine hours on, then yes. If you're selling your boat next year, probably not.
Impressive video, I wondering if they played around with different props for best top end or they went for an all around best of everything prop choice ? I don't remember anyone stating the cost tho , thanks for sharing and posting..
