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I'm replacing my 8V92 generators on board the tug with this other detroit. a slightly tricked out engine. I might need a bigger boat though.

http://youtu.be/m48vyc5beNg Here's another.... http://youtu.be/Jp-qcZr_Wrw

But with my luck, this usually what I end up with.
http://youtu.be/aUkXriHjQeI

And this, well I hope I never see this on the boat...
http://youtu.be/ICuSgp8er-E
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Obviously he hasn't seen a big engine before. That toy would probably fit in one of the cylinders of a Sulzer or a B&W. 12V71 is one of the smaller Detroits. Once you get past the 145 size, (and I've worked on a 16V145 Detroit in a truck) and up to 454, then you're talking a half decent small medium speed engine.

The idiot with the beard is dangerous to have around, I cringed at the unguarded belts, the hunting governor, the low speed running (on a Jimmy!) and the unsecured emergency stop butterflies.
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Heh, the dyno room one reminds me of the 16-710's I used to live with on my old boat on the Lower Mississippi...
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