Features of boat engines: power, types of engines
Next, the power is selected. Boat engines with a capacity of two to three hundred horsepower are offered. Engine types:
• engines from 2 to 6 liters. With. are one-cylinder and move the vessel they equipped at a speed of 5-10 km per hour. It is necessary to take into account the flow that significantly slows down the boat, or the wind or additional load. The advantage of such engines in modest sizes and moderate appetite.
• power unit with a capacity of 8 to 15 liters. With. more often produced in a two -cylinder performance, which gives stability during operation. Their weight is already 30-35 kg. These engines are well suited to boats with a length of 3-3.5 m. The appetite of the engine is moderate, when turning the handle more than half the consumption is from 4 to 6 liters, and at a calm speed of 3-30 km per hour, 10 liters are enough for a day.