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Skip Gundlach
 
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Default Morgan 461 removals - Genset, Davits, AC, Lectra-San, Refrigeration

With apologies for being off-topic, after sending this to the Morgan list,
and then the Island Packet list, based on the responses there, it occurred
to me that there might be some here who'd like to have a shot at some of
this stuff.

So, sending it here, too:

We're doing a sizeable refit in order to change the character of our boat to
suit our expected cruising and life style. So, we've taken some perfectly
fine stuff off the boat in our change-over to 12V. All are in St.
Petersburg, where the boat's on the hard, but except for the genset (which,
I suppose, could *also* be), all could be delivered/picked up anywhere in
between there and Clayton, GA, as I'm currently still commuting and they'd
go in the van.

We took out the Genset and Davits because we'll be using an arch with
massive solar and wind power generation, and needed the space from the
genset for the 6 L16HC batteries. The arch will have davits incorporated.
The refrigeration we redid entirely, to 12V. The AC and the Lectra-San
aren't needed where we'll be going, but one each of those is already sold.

Genset is 6.5KW 3600RPM Onan electrical end driven by what we presume to be
a re-engined 2-cylinder Kubota. Based on the control panel, it's got less
than 600 hours on it. Hush box, control panel, mounting rails, motor
mounts, mounting plywood and waterlift muffler are included. If you click
the URL in the sig, you can get lots of un-altered (some are right-angle,
none have been cropped or color corrected, yet) photos of the installation
and removal as well as on the ground. From the control panel and hush box,
perhaps originally Entec? $1000

Refrigeration is Techumseh engine drive compressor to Adler-Barbour Cold
Pump engine-water-pump-cooled condenser plus a Tecumseh (presumed
Adler-Barbour) 110V air-cooled compressor/condenser which, according to the
boat records, is relatively new. Both feed two very large 26* dual-feed
cold plates. Included are the timer for the engine drive, thermostat for
the 110 unit, capillary tube and all other related tubing. With a different
solution, either of the cold plates could be a freezer plate. The 110v unit
already has the modern oil; the engine drive would need a change-out if you
were going to use 134a. $500

Davits are Simpson, and according to the rep for Simpson, are the 125KG
units which currently sell for $6k. These have the vertical mount brackets,
but the davits themselves are intended for horizontal mount. See pictures
of the boat in the sig URL for examples. I don't know how to price this, as
I think that much for a set of new davits is insane. However, these are,
indeed, top quality stainless steel davits, in excellent condition. Made
from polished 316, even the transom (vertical mount) plates are expensive -
over a grand, currently. However, if you search for Simpson and other
davits to compare, the differences are readily apparent - and I gather some
know about them and value them appropriately, as I've already had inquiries.
If you're interested in these, drop me a line and we can talk about it.
Like the rest of the boat stuff, I've got many megabytes of pictures.

AC is Technautics 16000 BTU, recently replaced, but since there was
something there before, the controls are the older, turn-knob style. The
buyer of the other unit got the water pump, and the separate
condenser/evaporator unit. This one is self-contained (single unit for both
evap/blower and condenser). Again, lots of pictures not yet put up on the
web. $500

Lectra-San is the older, timer-operated version. Salt tank included. This
one's still in the boat, not yet being able to get to that part of the boat
due to the entire galley being in the salon during the reefer/galley refit,
so I don't have the umpteen removal-process pictures available on that. The
buyer of the other AC unit also bought the other Lectra-San I had, and he
reports it works fine. (Well enough in both cases that he's put them into
the very high-end boat he's building from scratch!) $250 However, this
looks to be already sold to a Morganite. If interested, I'll put you on
backup.

Drop me a line or give me a call if any of these interest you.

L8R

Skip and Lydia, refitting as fast as we can

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