5/10/2023 0 Comments Inboard vs outboard saltwater![]() “When you look at studies of how people use their boats, and They find sterndrives aesthetically pleasing. Ray also says they hear from customers quite frequently that Realize how much sterndrives have evolved and improved. Us, this just really brings forward what was aging technology. In conjunction with more sophisticated electronics from GM and from This delivers more power with greaterĮfficiency. Using a trio of Next-Gen technologies, including direct injection, active fuel “We have GM’s latest and greatest Generation 5 engines, Has also been development in the engine bay itself. Virtual anchor assist, planing assist, and other features. Ilmor also has the smooth shift technology, along with the To be introduced, which automatically maintains a boat’s heading and position,Įven during strong currents or windy conditions.” “It also enables our dynamic positioning system Only makes for an enhanced feel, but it also gives improved joystick dockingįunctionality,” says Huibers. “The hydraulic clutch, together with electric steering, not Service intervals, greater reliability and enhanced performance through suchįeatures as a hydraulic clutch that makes for silent and smooth shifting. Now you can add to the list easier maintenance, longer Then obviously, including the introduction of the Duoprop in 1982 twoĬounter-rotating propellers that together improve handling and grip. There have been lots of improvements and iterations since When Volvo Penta introduced the Aquamatic drive in 1959, itĬombined the benefits of inboard and outboard engines and provided excellent Ways from the cheap, four-cylinder sterndrive of the past.” “Let’s be clear,” Huibers said adamantly. Single slalom ski and you risked ingesting about half of the lake in the It took about a football field for the average person to get up on a On the back, to a larger, fancier sterndrive, with a clunky shifter and no Parents “upgraded” from a 16-foot Larson runabout with a 90-horsepower Mercury ![]() Some poor, underperforming products from decades ago. ![]() Sterndrives is that lots of people have very outdated opinions of them based on Huibers went on to say that one of the issues with It’s very automotive-like if you will, in terms of the entire powertrain We’ve always liked it, including the idea of the engine andĭrive package being integrated into the boat, out of sight and out of the way. “We think the sterndrive system provides a “For us the sterndrive is an absolute must,” echoed Paul
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