Neander Motors had its first commercial diesel outboard distributed by Berthon on show at Seawork.
The DTorque 50 is marketed a solution tailor-made for marine professionals without the drawbacks of its petrol counterparts with close to 500,000 engine hours in the field.
”These outboards are geared towards professionals, they are more robust and they last longer,” Joel Reid, managing director, Neander Motors, told MJ at Seawork.
Unique offering
One of the DTorque 50’s unique selling points is that it has two crankshafts, which Reid said is unique in itself.
This, together with its two cylinders, Bosch common rail fuel system and HP fuel pump, maintains the balance of the engine, reducing emissions, vibrations and noise.
It has a power rating of 36.8kW/50 hp at 3.500 with a maximum torque of 111 Nm at 2250.
The engine is easy to install and easy to service, said Reid. Added to this it has a service interval of less than half of a counterpart petrol engine - 250 miles, vs 100 hours.
Reid said the Dtorque out-performs the finest 70 hp fuel-injected four-stroke petrol outboards on the market.
This gives the Dtorque an incomparable capability to power substantial loads at low RPM, as well as the capability to get on plane quickly, with a modest fuel consumption averaging 12 litres per hour.
”So there is less refuelling and a greater range. Added to this there is no need to worry about the safety aspects of carrying petrol or refuelling issues,” Reid tolf MJ.
With full compliance with EU RDC Stage II regulations, the Dtorque 50 is a low emissions outboard engine. It uses on average 40% less fuel than equivalent gasoline outboards, giving a vessel the ability to access low emissions zones.
Dominic May, Berthon, added at Seawork that he expects there to be a strong demand for these outboards and there has been interest already from both the fishing and offshore sectors, because of the patchy access to petrol at marinas.
Berthon took on the Neander dealership for the UK and Ireland in May.
