Is this a diesel engine

[steve the farmer]

Hi,

Please first excuse my ignorance but I am looking at buying a boat, but know nothing much about them yet, so before I buy I am on this steep learning curve, doing plenty of research and asking questions, some of which may appear to those in the know, stupid questions, like this.

I have seen an ad for a 2001 24' Grp planing cruiser with a mercruiser 5.7l thunderbolt bravo 3 x diesel out drive.

I have googles the Mercruiser and cannot see that it is a diesel. Could this be a diesel, or is the ad worded wrong?

Thanks Steve

 

[Whitelighter]

The 'Diesel' bit probably refers to the Bravo 3 X drive, which had higher torque rating to cope with diesel engines.
It is seen by some (especially in the US) as a performance upgrade.
5.7l Mercruiser is definitly V8 petrol

 

[steve the farmer]

Thank you, that makes sense.

 

[Momac]

A leg from a diesel will be no good with a petrol engine. The gearing will be wrong for the higher revving petrol engine.

 

[GrahamHR]

A leg from a diesel will be no good with a petrol engine. The gearing will be wrong for the higher revving petrol engine.

Doesn't that depend on the pitch of the propellors as well ? Quite a wide range available.

 

[B58]

Doesn't that depend on the pitch of the propellors as well ? Quite a wide range available.

Depends on the leg ratio Bravo X is for both gas or diesel ideal ratio for the 5.7 is 2.20:1

 

[KINGFISHER 9]

It might pay to be very careful .... I've seen fake ads before where the 'seller' hasn't got a clue about the thing he's doing the scam with.

 

[steve the farmer]

It might pay to be very careful .... I've seen fake ads before where the 'seller' hasn't got a clue about the thing he's doing the scam with.

Good point, but I think you have to treat everything to do with boat buying with extreme care, its not like buying a car, although if you know what to look out for, what questions to ask you stand a chance of buying from a genuine seller.