The range of outboard power options now available is extraordinary. As the name suggests, an outboard differs in that it is positioned higher up and further aft, on top of the transom itself – and as you might expect, the various methods have very different strengths and weaknesses… In inboard form, it either sits right at the stern, operating through the transom by means of a sterndrive it sits further forward and operates via a fixed shaft that exits through the bottom of the hull or it is hooked up to pod drives – integrated steerable pods, comprising transmission, outdrive and props, which protrude directly through the hull. In the broadest terms, a marine engine comes either as an inboard or an outboard. Modern engines from the top manufacturers all now seem to be relatively light, compact, reliable, refined and economical. It’s all about finding a size, weight, output and performance profile that matches your boat, allied to features that match your lifestyle and a price that matches your wallet. But at its heart, the engine selection process remains as straightforward as it ever was.
There’s also tremendous consumer flexibility in terms of the options and extras, the variety of propulsive techniques, the customisation potential and the choice of interface, data display and operation that makes the marine engines market more exciting than it’s ever been before.
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We now have outboards from two to more than 600hp, plus genuinely practical electric motors and a sturdy backbone of bulletproof inboards in petrol and diesel form that can provide decades of loyal service. Driven partly by stringent emissions standards and partly by public demand, modern engines from the top manufacturers all now seem to be relatively light, compact, reliable, refined and economical – and yet the sheer variety of engines available to the modern boater is unprecedented.
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