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      12-11-2012, 11:18 PM   #24
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Originally Posted by BMRLVR View Post
EMD makes great engines, and two strokes are great in boats!?
As you are probably aware but the other folks wouldn't be EMD stands for Elecro Motive Division, a part of GM. In other words train engines. These were adapted to marine use. At the time my boat was built in 1981 these mostly found their way into tugs where the quicker torque build up was considered a major plus compared to its contemporary 4 stroke Cats and the like. The max continuous duty rpm of 900 made for an easy reduction to the 300 or so shaft turns used by most low speed shaft/controllable pitch propeller (CP) boats at the time. Alphas and other slow turners were also adapted to marine use and found their way into tugs, the fishing industry, and other boats using CPs. Some did find their way onto fixed wheel boats but I've seen few of those.

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