marine hardware for Audis

[George Selby]

At 01:09 AM 6/28/01 -0400, you wrote:
>It's after midnight but you really got a chuckle out of me with your line
>about marinas and Audi dealers.

I was going to say that Audi dealers made boat parts look more reasonable.

The reason fasteners may fail more on boat motors is that you run boats at 
higher Rpm more continuously than in a car engine.  I mean, how often do 
you run your car at 4.5-5k rpms for an hour or two straight?  Do it all the 
time in our boat.  Those higher RPM's result in more vibes.  Another 
reason:  A small leaking hose may do so for some time on a car before it 
blows to the point you have to replace it, while a leaking boat hose could 
sink the boat while docked and you weren't there for a couple of days.

My boating partner always complains that the engine sounds 'funny.'  Engine 
is a straight 6 cyl engine, same as found in millions of Chevrolet 
trucks.  I ask him how often do you ride in the engine compartment of a 
truck while it's turning a steady 4.5k rpm?  Sounds a little different in 
that circumstance as compared to how you normally hear a truck engine 
through an exhaust.

George Selby
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83 Audi Coupe GT
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