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    #16
    Here is an Malibu that they put a diesel in:



    MarineDiesel is changing the face of towed watersports with their supercharged V8 diesel engine.

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    June 7, 2004



    Although the diesel market has quickly been closing the performance gap between gas and diesel marine engines. To date the Ski & Wake Board boat market has seen little exposure to true diesel torque. That is until now! Because of MarineDiesel’s unique low-rpm torue characteristics we can enthusiastically claim that we offer the only diesel engine suited perfectly for the Ski & Wake Board industry. Because of this fact, MarineDiesel’s recent North & South American product availability certainly hasn’t gone unnoticed.

    The MarineDiesel product is the only V8 configured product that matches the mounting configuration of the standard 350/454 gas engines which are the norm for the Tow Sport industry. What does this mean to the consumer? The opportunity has finally arrived in which they can specify their desired boat be built with diesel propulsion, while not requiring the boat builder to make countless changes accommodating the the diesel option. Along with it’s packaging benefits the intercooled/supercharged MarineDiesel product offers the extreme low end torque required in Tow Sport applications. Other competitive smaller displacement turbo charged diesel’s simply don’t compare. Before MarineDiesel entered the market the main issue faced was that while competitive inline 4 cylinder engine configurations can package in the standard ski boat (with modifications) they simply don’t produce the required torque. Competitive inline 6 cylinder engines, although offering better torque than the 4 cylinder engines, simply will not package properly. As compared to the V8 configuration of the MarineDiesel the competitive inline 6 cylinder engines don’t offer the “Supercharged” low-rpm torque characteristics of the MarineDiesel.

    MarineDiesel offers the first Ski & Wakeboard diesel propulsion system that matches the performance (both acceleration and top speed) of the 300+ Hp small V8 gas engine options while yielding 35%-40% savings in fuel consumption. At todays increasing gas prices who can’t afford to explore the opportunities?

    Direct link to the page ( even has pictures of the motor in the boat!)

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      #17
      The fuel economy and torque would be nice but I'm not sure I could deal with the fumes. Another hurdle is going to be cost. The price of boats is expensive enough as it is, adding $5000-$7000 more for the diesel option would take 5-8 years (at a rate of 200 hours per year) just to break even on the fuel savings.

      I'm not sure I could justify the extra cost, but then again, how can any of us justify the 45k we've spent on our Tiges? I guess we just love em!

      Regardless of what I think, I'm confident that if the Diesel is offered as an option, someone will buy them.
      -Tip

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        #18
        for immediate release june 7. 04???????

        why have we not seen this monster yet? that thing is way too big. that engine box is huge, way bigger than the 2000slm with the 454mag. looks like you need an extra tall ski pylon to get over the hump.

        did you read the thread following the pictures? looked to me like only 2 malibu owners liked it. i'm kinda thinking the towboaters are not quite ready for this yet. look how long it is taking for pick up truck owners to come around.
        Greg Denton
        former service mgr. Tige Watersports July 95-July 05

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