On Oct 9, 6:42*am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:03:42 GMT, (Richard

Casady) wrote:
You left out Caterpillar, Cummins, John Deere. Or are you only
interested in puny engines for tiny boats?

Not to mention Detroit Diesel.


Hi Wayne:
The boat im on has a bunch of motors on board: two 12 cyl slow turn
mains and a few 71 series detroits. One of 12v71 generators was having
problmes and the mechanic shows up. I asked him if he had a 30'-60'
boat what would he prefer as a main. WIth out a hesitation he said
John Deer. Why I asked. They dont leak, easy to work on, and part easy
to get.
I asked why not a 71 series. He just shook his head and pointed to the
12v71 and said, thats why...... :/

So I asked the old engineer on the boat what main he would prefer. Now
this is a guy who has spent almost 30 years in the GOM oilfield on
most every type of boat you can imigine. WIth out a hesitation he
said, Detroits are a pretty good choice Why I asked? His reply,
Cheep to buy, cheep to rebuild, parts everywhere, and easy to work
on.... added theyre just a good engine.

So I asked one of my captains who shriped for 20+ years befor running
OSVs. His reply, Cats are good choice.......

What did I take away from this survey? I guess ya cant really go too
wrong with just about any of the more well known manufactures.

I have a 1979 30QM30H (raw water) yanmar in my boat. It just keeps
running. If it dies, I figure if it lasted 30 years Ill just rebuild
and use for another 20+ years. I tend to be a "if aint broke dont fix
it"
bob