EP BARRUS Marine Leisure Division
mariner outboards, mercury outboards, yanmar marine engines, mercruiser engines
The Marine Leisure Division offers two of the most powerful brands in the outboard market, Mariner outboards and Mercury outboards, setting the standard for excellence in marine products. These same standards are built into the range of Quicksilver inflatables and aluminium boats and the award winning Walker Bay Boats sailing dinghy range.
Mariners unrivalled reputation for durability and reliability has been built on the experience of thousands of Mariner owners down the years, including fishermen, rescue organisations, most professional users and leisure boaters.
Choose from a power range between 2.5hp to 275hp. The latest electronic fuel injection four-stroke performers are smooth, ultra quiet and clean with remarkable fuel economy. For the best acceleration and superior top speed choose from the Mariner Optimax range.
They not only exceed all emission regulations but they often out perform equivalent 4 strokes in miles per gallon. Now there’s a new breakthrough on the water, the Supercharged Four Stroke VeradoTM, the worlds most sophisticated outboard engine. From 135hp-275hp, the Verado is the strongest, quietest and most reliable outboard ever built.
Walker Bay boats are lightweight, easy to handle portable dinghies which are practical and remarkably affordable with a range of sail kits and accessories to transform them into a rigid inflatable dinghy or a sailing dinghy.
The ideal boat tender, fun sailing and all-round recreational boat. Mercury outboards lead the industry in virtually every category on the water, winning just about every speed trial ever devised. You can feel the difference with a Mercury outboard, power and performance, its something you get more of with a Mercury.
Choose from Mercury’s extensive ranges of two-stroke, four-stroke and OptiMax outboard engines, from 2.5hp to 275hp. New for 2005, the Mercury VeradoTMoffers acceleration, speed and durability never seen before from a four-stroke engine.
TheVeradoTMcomes standard with SmartCraft digital throttle and shift, providing smooth, instantaneous throttle response along with effortless gear shifting. Also as standard is the exclusive electro-hydraulic power steering which eliminates undesirable torque resulting in an unparalleled level of control.
Quicksilver inflatables are easy to store, transport and are ready to use in minutes. The range includes 2.0 to 5.3 metre boats that can be rowed or powered. Complementing the inflatable boats are the Quicksilver aluminium boats (from 3.1 to 5 metres) that are ideal for fishing, working or just messing about on the water.
The level of dealer support for Mariner outboards is demonstrated by the ep barrus website listing 4 dealers in outboards kent, 5 in outboards Sussex, 7 in outboards Hampshire, 6 in outboards dorset, 12 in outboards devon and cornwall, 3 in outboards somerset, several in outboards home counties.
Marine Diesel Division
The Marine Diesel Division offers a high quality, reliable range of inboard engines coupled with a superior service to boatbuilders and fleet operators in the leisure and commercial sectors all over the world.
Yanmar marine engines are the professional choice, whether the requirement is for powerboat engines, sterndrive engines or sail-boat auxiliaries. Yanmar offers the largest range of sea water-cooled engines designed specifically for the marine industry.
The range of engines extends from 9hp - 4500hp with a vast variety of transmission options. MerCruiser engines are continuously dedicated to improving upon the most advanced power on the water. The extensive range of petrol and diesel sterndrives ranging from 120hp-500hp, can power anything from a family cruiser, hot sports boat, spirited run about,serious fishing craft or hard-driven work workboat.
John Deere marine engines, renowned for their quality and reliability, offer the commercial user years of trouble free engine service maintenance. The engines range from 75hp naturally aspirated to450hp turbo-charged and provide quiet, smoke free and economical operation. Shire diesel canal engines are powerful, reliable workers and with a power range from 30hp-275hp, they are suitable for narrow boats, wide beam boats and Dutch barges.
The Barrus Shire Power System has been designed to operate with the3.5kVA240 volt system offered on the Shire Canal Boat Engine range. When you are not using your 3.5kVA generator you can have silent power automatically from your 2kW inverter.
Barrus has been responsible for a number of firsts in the market place,including twin alternators and twin thermostats fitted as standard.The Shire range is continually being improved and modified to maintain its position as a leader in the market place.
Mase generators from 2.5-35kW, are exceptionally quiet and are powered by the reliable, durable Yanmar engines.
