[Rhodes22-list] Propane Outboards

Goodness spreadgoodnews at gmail.com
Thu May 3 16:53:16 EDT 2012


I cant wait to try one.  Apparently there is about a 3 month waiting list to get one.  Another big plus is no gas spills into the water and no fines.



On May 3, 2012, at 8:42 AM, "Lowe, Rob" <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:

> Can't say I've heard of a propane outboard.  Interesting concept.  I don't see anything on "fuel mileage" though. But guessing (based on propane = 92,500 btu/gal and gasoline = 125,000 btu/gal) that you could go about 75% as far on a gallon of propane vs. a gallon of gas.  - rob
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> I want to buy the new propane powered outboard.  Currently only a 5 hp is available. Supposedly a 10 hp is in the works. Instant start, no gummed carbs, no bad gas, cheaper fuel.  Still have to flush coolant though.
> What do you guys think?
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