Penn Cove Shellfish
OXE150: The ultimate work tool for shellfish-farming
"We saw an OXE Diesel outboard displayed at the Pacific Marine Expo and admired the belt drive and heat exchange cooling. We know that diesel engines have more torque and last longer than similar gas engines and the OXE brand had engines available in the horsepower range that we use, so it appeared to be a perfect fit for our needs".
The ultimate work tool
In Coupeville Washington, two hours from Seattle, Penn Cove Mussels, Inc. was established in 1975. It is the oldest commercial mussel farm in North America. The sustainable shellfish organization uses an OXE150 in its everyday operations.
The OXE150 is considered the ultimate work tool for many commercial users, especially users with high demand for reliability and long working hours.
"Reliability, power, ease of service..."
Penn Cove Shellfish express the needs and demands of a commercial outboard as including reliability, power, ease of service, efficient operational costs, and a reasonable service life under everyday commercial operating conditions.
Usually, their outboard engines are used on their farms from 500-700 hours a year, depending on the particular case and location where it is used.
Power and reliability
"On a typical day, our mussel harvest boat crew starts the crew skiff with the OXE150 and heads out to the mussel harvest barge, and moves us to one of the mussel rafts on our mussel farm. An hour later, they run the skiff back to the beach to pick up more crew members and then back out to the farm. They end up taking the skiff to the beach to pick up paperwork or other crew members another one to three times during the day and then run the boat back to the beach at the end of the day. Each trip is only about one-half mile.
We used the boat previously at our Quilcene farm where the run to and from the farm was about a mile and where skiff would haul in 4 totes of packed mussels with it, each tote about 800 pounds."
testimonials
Simon Hill Western Mariner
"In use, the Oxe diesel outboards distinguish themselves by being mostly indistinguishable from the well-proven and well-loved gas-powered outboards most mariners are familiar with. Because they have a fairly deep exhaust note, at idle the Oxe outboards can actually seem somewhat quieter than a gas outboard. At higher revs and wider throttle settings, they have a distinctive muffled growl that’s been compared to the Dark Knight-era Batmobile".
Simon Hill Western Mariner
Maritime Propulsion Powering the Maritime Industry
"It's not often one sees an outboard go viral, but when it does, it's an OXE."
Maritime Propulsion Powering the Maritime Industry
Thomas P E-Ribbing
"Apart from the high torque of ΟΧΕ 300 at low rpm which is strongly felt after 2500 rpm, what impressed us the most was its extremely low noise levels that it really makes it ideal for long working hours without tiring its operator."
Thomas P E-Ribbing
Arias Cañete European Commissioner
"The EU is determined to deliver on its commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and we are working with Member States on their plans to become carbon-neutral by 2050. OXE Marine's outboard engine project drastically reduces emissions, while enabling the coast guard and rescue police who use the heavy-duty engines to continue carrying out their work at sea."
Arias Cañete European Commissioner
Andrew Reynolds Trend Diesel
"OXE’s were the obvious workhorses for our operations. With 45% less fuel consumption comparative to gasoline outboards, high engine torque and thrust, remote availability of diesel fuels, engine cabin heater options and higher operation cruise speeds makes OXE a great fit."
Andrew Reynolds Trend Diesel
Dan Spurr Professional Boatbuilder Magazine
"It is well known in the boating industry that the popularity of outboard motors continues to trend upward. I/Os are dead in the water. Inboards now seem relegated to midsize and larger motoryachts. Twin outboards are so passé. Triples and quads are de rigueur. Besides adding another motor to the highly reinforced transom of, say, a 40‘ (12.2m) centre-console fishing machine, are there any other options? Well, yes, sort of. There is an emerging market for diesel outboard engines (outboard motors was always a poor choice of words)".
Dan Spurr Professional Boatbuilder Magazine
Maritime Propulsion Powering the Maritime Industry
"Although the diesel engines [OXE Diesel] are more expensive than the petrol engine when purchased, this is covered after approx. 650 hours of operation due to lower consumption and lower fuel prices"