"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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Yesterday when I was driving around, I stumbled into what appears to
be a very interesting deal.

42' Egg Harbor older boat (don't know the year yet) which has had a
lot of restoration work done on it. Almost a complete refit if you
will. The interior is in perfect shape and the hull, which had some
blisters and such, was refurbished and painted. Topsides are tight as
I understand that could be a problem on some Egg Harbor boas. Boat is
stored under cover which was something of a plus.

The problem is that the engines have been stripped out - basically the
entire engine area is stripped bare. I honestly don't know if it had
diesels or not - didn't think to check the tank.

Anyway, I just received a call from the guy who is working on selling
it - apparently it was a project boat and the owner died - his wife is
selling it. If what he says is true, the basic boat sans engines is
in near perfect condition after a ton of work - all reciepts and such
available to look at.

The issue is that I can get the boat cheap - as in pocket change cheap
- as in chump change cheap.

What does a pair of complete diesels go for installed assuming that I
run the plumbing, do the electrical work, install filters and such as
that?



Beats me. Depends on new or rebuilt, size, etc. Your gonna need
transmissions too, and maybe even new shafts, struts and props to match the
lower RPM and higher torque, (assuming the original engines were gas).

I have a friend with an older Hat that originally had gas engines. They
were replaced with a pair of DD 6-71s. Although the boat has run fine for
years, the weight difference of the diesels versus the original gas engines
screwed up the boat's attitude and it runs bow high and plowing due to a
very heavy stern. Point is ... I think you should confirm what the
original engines were and try to match the weight distribution.

My guess? About 20-25k per side after all is considered. Might be way off.

As you probably know and checked, some of the older Eggs had problems with
the rear cabin bulkhead.

Eisboch