We bought this Sea Ray 240 with a 5.7 gas ( petrol ) and we are swapping it to a Mercrusier Isuzu 1.7L turbo diesel. There are several reasons. We are int he Philippines that is a developing nation and lacks infrastructure and services for this type of boating. It is literally 100 years behind much of the world when it comes to power boats and marinas for private use not commercial. Yes they have canoe type out rigger boats and those have been used for hundreds of years but not much in modern boating. If we have issues on the water there is no boat two company or boat service company to come tow you in or repair you on the water. The coast guard is limited as well so don't count on that either. We need reliability and diesel provides way more of that than gas does. Some of the common issues with gas engines in boats is ignition failures , sensors, fuel issues and dangerous leaks. This type of diesel is very basic in what makes it operate and eliminates so many points of possible failure. Next is safety of no explosive fuel as diesel does not have this issue. Lastly is fuel economy. This Mercruiser 1.7l turbo diesel which is now labeled as a Cummins diesel with current marketing of Mercruiser and Cummins gets 4 to 5x the fuel economy than the 5.7l gas engine. This is of great importance so It is cost effective and safer to transport diesel to the boat than gas. There is no marinas to pull into and fuel up. This means you will rely on cans and transporting it usually via tricycles.
There will be a small downside and that is a little less power. Not too much less and diesels have far more torque and this can be handled thru proper prop , pitch and gearing to put it real near the gas engine for top speed.
We are a Fil Am couple sharing our lives between living in Texas USA and Panay Island Philippines. We share dealing with two different cultures, building our solid concrete cast in place home beach side and exploring/ seeking new things. We hope you enjoy and join to be part of a bigger family here on this channel.
Thank you for being apart of our channel and lives.
James and Melinda
jamesray080808@gmail.com
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