Small marine boat engines - Force or Mercruiser, in Bayliner Capri - which is better, and why?
Aug 31, 2007 by gremlingts | Posted in Boats & Boating
I've never really been a boat owner, other than some '60's fiberglass derelict at one time, with no title. Anyway, looking at a friend's boat that could have either a Force or Mercruiser engine. Which is better, has less problems, etc.? Probably late
Force engine company was taken over by Merc years ago. They do not have a good reputation on the water, and I don't believe that they are still produced making it tougher to get parts etc. Merc on the other hand has been around a long time and will be
mark t | Aug 31, 2007
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Endless wreck diving in Truk Lagoon
Truk Lagoon (Global Adventures): The island atoll of Chuuk, better known as Truk Lagoon, is a wreck divers dream comes true. Located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean north of New Guinea, 140 miles (225 kilometers) of reef protect a natural harbor and several small islands, all part of the Federated States of Micronesia.
During World War II, Truk Lagoon served as the forward anchorage for the Japanese Imperial Fleet. The place was considered the most formidable of all Japanese strongholds in the Pacific. During Operation Hailstone, the Americans did sink 60 Japanese ships and 275 airplanes. Cut off from reinforcements and supplies, the remaining Japanese forces on Truk run low on food and faced starvation before Japan finally surrendered on August 15, 1945 (Japan standard time).
French oceanographer and explorer Jacques Cousteau visited the island atoll in 1969 and produced a television documentary, which aired around the world starting in 1971. After that, the atoll of Chuuk became a scuba diving paradise attracting both recreational and technical divers.
Scattered around the islands of Dublon, Fefan, Moen, Shichiyo and Uman, shipwrecks lie in crystal clear waters less than 49 feet (15 meters) below the surface. Devoid of ocean currents, divers can easily swim across decks littered with gas masks and other artifacts. In the massive ship holds are row upon row of fighter aircraft, tanks, bulldozers, railroad cars, motorcycles, and torpedoes, boxes of munitions, radios, spare parts, and old weapons.
The 10,020 ton Shinkoku Maru is a perfect example of ships lying on the bottom of the lagoon. Built in 1939 as a tanker by Kawasaki Dockyards for the Kobe Sanbashi K.K. Line, her first voyages where dedicated to oil transports from the United States to Japan. The Imperial Japanese Navy then converted her to a fleet oiler before she participated in the Pearl Harbor attack as part of Admiral Chuichi Nagumo’s strike force.
Scattered around the islands of Dublon, Fefan, Moen, Shichiyo and Uman, shipwrecks lie in crystal clear waters less than 49 feet (15 meters) below the surface. Devoid of ocean currents, divers can easily swim across