For Immediate Release

QSB5.9 ES 230 STERN DRIVE PACKAGE WITH INTERMITTENT RATINGS

Contact: Ted Varner
Manager, Communications
Cummins MerCruiser Diesel
Phone:  (843) 745-1586
E-mail: ted.varner@cummins.com
Sarah Goodstein
Internet Communications Technician
Phone: (843) 329-5705
E-mail: sarah.goodstein@cummins.com

(Charleston, South Carolina) – Cummins MerCruiser Diesel, confident with the long term reliable performance of the QSB5.9 series engines, is for the first time releasing the fully-electronic engine with an Intermittent rating for the ES 230 sterndrive package. Appealing to commercial fishermen who currently use outboard motors or gasoline sterndrive propulsion packages, the new inboard engine is coupled with the renowned Bravo Two (1.5:1) sterndrive. Previously the engine and drive package were available only in a High Output recreational application.

The Intermittent rating was achieved by increasing the engine’s rpm to 3000 rpm, reducing the torque to below the maximum torque limit of the Bravo drive. Engineers note this package is similar to the packages Cummins MerCruiser Diesel has delivered to the US Navy for use in the Navy’s 7mRHIBs.

SmartCraft capable, the new QSB5.9 ES 230 is available with either a heat exchanger or keel-cooling option allowing for wide adaptability in a variety of new boats or as repowers. The engine is covered by a standard two year Quantum Series warranty, while the Bravo Two sterndrive will have a one year/400 hour warranty in commercial applications and one year warranty in recreational applications.

Based in Charleston, South Carolina (USA), Cummins MerCruiser Diesel is responsible for designing, manufacturing and providing reliable after-sales support worldwide for marine products. It offers a broad range of power, with available ratings from 120-715HP for recreational applications and 77-588HP for commercial use. Cummins MerCruiser Diesel is a joint venture between Cummins Marine and Mercury Marine and can be found on the Internet at www.cmdmarine.com.

For further information, contact Ted Varner (CMD Communications Manager) at 843-745-1586 or ted.varner@cummins.com. High resolution photography can be downloaded from our FTP site:

http://www.cmdmarine.com/ftp10.