[Uhehner]

The 8.1 Crusaders are great engines. Quiet, easy starting, smooth idle, smoke free, powerful and less expensive than diesels. Oil and filters can be bought at Walmart. You should get WOT speeds in the high 30's on a 3200. Diesel fuel is no longer less expensive than gasoline. Fuel cost will be about the same, the 8.1's are very efficient, nothing like the old 454's with carburetors. The downside is resale value and gas is more volatile than diesel. Diesel fuel requires an additive to prevent bacteria growth if stored or used infrequently. Gas engines should use ethanol free fuel from a marina to prevent separation if stored. At 75 - 100 hrs. per year it's hard to justify diesels. Capt. George