Vintage engines

Seems pointless to me, but I guess we're all different.

I get the desire.....but the price.

Rog

These vintage engines do sound nicer...but at that price you really have to be serious engine enthusiast...
Actually yeah can see why when I think about it......

I was talking to a boat builder recently about electric powered boats, as his last couple of boats were electric powered and with very complex electrical systems.

He was musing whether or not electric propulsion isn't just a 'flavour of the month' thing and will tail off.

Boating does appear a very traditionalist pastime too (evidenced by my op).

Do you really think we'll reach a point soon that all new boats are electrically powered?

Rog

couldn't you use those "curly" leads ?

I do think we will see more electric boats on the water, it will get to the stage when you fill up with diesel it will cost that much and the restrictions on where you can go, will give you no choice. The same pollution regs used for cars will be turned on boats and that will be the bitter end so to speak!

Technology is progressing, but I don't think that it's often for the better.

They say fuel economy, less pollution and stuff like that.

I was just watching a problem on a fairly recent fuel efficient engine, they have adaptable valvetiming, very clever and really nice when it's brand new, but when it's a bit older, and problems arrive, of course it's all electronically controled, only very few people are able to fix these (and other electronic related problems) and even the dealers of these cars don't know what to do and just change parts until it works again, that is because some of these problems can't be traced, not even with all their computers connected.

For me there's nothing better than a simple straight forward old diesel, on which you can still do (almost) everything yourself, and without costing a fortune.

Look at the difference in price between the electronic injectors and the old fashionned ones, you won't believe your eyes and think they mis-understood what you asked for, and are trying to sell you a complete engine, but no, that's only the price of some new injectors.

The big people the decision takers, that don't have to worry about expenses, for them it's all so easy to say that one isn't allowed to use an older vehicle anymore, they don't know, or better don't want to know that many won't be able to run a car anymore.

Of course that's not a problem for the deciders, it's the people that can't pay for all this new crap own fault, they should have become politicians themselfs, and wouldn't have been faced with these minor details, or they should have got themselfs a staff function being present at a C&RT office (see that I didn't write "work" at a C&RT office ?).

It's often a drag getting old (as the Stones said many years ago), but I'm often quite happy not to be 20 years of age anymore, as I may sound like a pessimist (which I'm definitely not), but I don't like the looks of the future much.

Peter.