The very phrase “diesel outboard” seems like an oxymoron. Diesels, by and large, are clunky, smelly, low-powered and oily creatures that reside deep in the bilges of yachts. Figuring out how to hang ...
The first outboard was actually electric (left). The 12-cylinder block for Mercury’s 600-hp Verado shows how far outboard technology has come. World History Archive/Alamy stock photo Once upon a time, ...