snip<I would accept an electronically controlled engine on my single engined trawler ONLY if it had a fully mechanical fail safe backup system not dependent on electrical power. After all, I have candles on hand if the lights go out.> Hear hear Larry!! I have a Mercedes that had been a model of Teutonic reliability until it simply stopped one day. Guess what. Electronics. And the mobile mechanic who came to see it, gave up and put it on a flatbed and sent it to the dealer...who fixed it under warranty. No flatbeds in Bass Strait. Cheers Glenn Williams Port Phillip Australia.