Inflatable boats first appeared in the early part of the nineteenth century when animal skins were inflated with air and used to make pontoons. However, they didn’t become truly popular until the end of the Second World War when the US military began selling surplus inflatable boats to civilian boaters. Boaters soon discovered this inexpensive [...]
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May 03
Understanding A Marine Diesel Engine
A conventional marine diesel engine produces its power by hot compressed air igniting fuel which has been sprayed under very high pressure into the cylinder head. A marine diesel engine does not have spark plugs to ignite the mixture or a carburetor to mix fuel and air. Instead it uses the pistons to compress the [...]