Re: Outboard pollution
Long Live the 2 stroke outboard!!!!!<br /><br />This sounds a lot like the Two stroke snowmoblie issue they are having at Yellowstone!!!!<br /><br />Some of their tests gave values on motors that were running at high RPMS. But at the park you cant go over 25 mph I think. Kind of hard to rap up a motor very high at 25 mph or less...<br /><br />I have seen several of their "approved" snow coaches in the park and several of the coaches I have seen have are a 318 dodge motor with NO catalic converter and very little of the emmissions found on a standard car or truck... What gives?<br /><br />The only thing I can figure is control... If you take a coach in and out of the park how far is the average person going to go explore the park very far from the lodge?<br /><br />I agree as long as a boat motor running is operating correctly emissions are low. More could be done to save the earth by replacing old fridges and other appliances that are not energy star appliances.<br />Think about how many TV's, fridges, homes with insuffcient insulation, poor lighting, ect ect. The energy consumed in electricity waste alone is mind numbing.. <br /><br />I am concerned about the enviroment as well but I also know that there are several tree huggers that think nothing about the old subrau they drive in to get to the hills or the wilderness. I have passed on the freeeways several of them with all kinds of bumper stickers that slam everyone and everything, yet they drive older cars that are not up to 2005 emmission standards. When I passed one a few months ago the van was a 1974 chevy fullsize, and it sounded like it was running on 5 to 6 of the 8 cylinders. Of course it was loaded down with all of his stuff. This makes it very fuel effcient as well.<br /><br />I use full sythetic two stoke oil to decrease the emissions as well as the carbon build-up. Sure it costs 20.00 or more a gallon but I dont have to decarb very often and my motor doesn't smoke when I take off..<br /><br />I dont like to decarbon but every so often its a evil necessity.<br /><br />I try to be a consious as I can about keeping the lakes and rivers clean. Everytime I go out I end up picking up beer cans, discarded fishing line, trash ect. Becasue if we dont its the boaters who get thh bad rap...<br /><br />If the Goverment was concerned about the earth they would give rebates to boaters on the new E-tech motors. The E-Tech is the way to go if you have the $$<br /><br />Are only hope is support of groups who fight and lobby for our rights.<br /><br />anyway thats my .02<br /><br />Crossflow 235
