Gentlemen, lets please turn down the volume on this
Well, yhere you go, (assuming what you wrote above is both correct and the full picture, and I
am assuming both), turns out you
were right, it
was the government.
I said you may well be right, and that I didn't know. You
were right and I
didn't know.
But I
was right about one thing. Until you point to checkable evidence, a claim in a post on the internet is just opinion.
Gentlemen, lets please turn down the volume on this before we start getting into prohibited areas.
I was a Tohatsu factory trained TLDI mechanic in my last shop, AFAIK this was the last 2 stroke outboard imported into the US and with the direct injection it was about as clean as you can get with 2 stroke technology.
I started my career in mechanics working on racing go-kart engines in the 1970's, and have had many 2 stroke karts & motorcycles over the years. Great, lightweight technology but inherently "dirty" from an emissions perspective. It's the nature of how they are designed with a fuel/oil mix going through the crankcase before combustion and the overlap of port timing. If you guys want to get into a technical conversation about how this stuff works I'm all for that.
However, in my previous business I got a lot of older 2 stroke outboards for repair at my shop. Once carbs were rebuilt, plugs replaced, coils fixed, etc. I would test them in a 55 gallon barrel. The amount of oil and gasoline that accumulated in that barrel with just a short running of these engines was honestly, quite disturbing to someone who likes to jump into the lake and occasionally go fishing.
It took a very long time for emissions standards to come into play for recreational boating and the industry worked with regulators to phase them in such that it didn't significantly disrupt their businesses. I'm currently a member of the MBIA (Michigan Boating Industry Association) and the ABYC (American Boat and Yacht Council) and I'm very confident that these and other organizations continue to work hard to lobby government regulators in favor of the boating public.
Yes, I am biased on this subject. So much so that I've recently started up a new business focused on battery electric propulsion for recreational boating. It's not a solution for every boater, but it does make sense for lots of folks who want an easier, more peaceful way to get on the water.
So, lets not let this topic digress into what folks think about various political entities. Most users of our waterways will benefit from the result of marine engines being regulated, and those who want to continue to run older technology are free to do so with older engines which are abundantly available on the used market.
As always, these are my opinions and I don't speak for other moderators/staff members.
It's just that I do actually have some experience in this topic and it's hard for me not to express my opinions.
John
