Hi,

Any suggestions on where I might look for an old, cheap, 5-10hp diesel
suitable for an inboard engine? Maybe a tractor engine, or
"stationary"...? Any thoughts?

Lloyd

"Lloyd Sumpter" ) writes:
Hi,

Any suggestions on where I might look for an old, cheap, 5-10hp diesel
suitable for an inboard engine? Maybe a tractor engine, or
"stationary"...? Any thoughts?

why diesel?

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lsumpter writes:
Any suggestions on where I might look for an old, cheap, 5-10hp diesel
suitable for an inboard engine?

ag384 wrote:
why diesel?

And why inboard???
One of the advantages of having a flat bottom is shallow draft. But an
inboard defeats the advantage. How's about a nice little four cycle
outboard?

Rick

On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 17:50:50 +0000, PhantMa wrote:

lsumpter writes:
Any suggestions on where I might look for an old, cheap, 5-10hp diesel
suitable for an inboard engine?

ag384 wrote:
why diesel?

And why inboard???
One of the advantages of having a flat bottom is shallow draft. But an inboard
defeats the advantage. How's about a nice little four cycle outboard?

Rick

I design and build my own boats because I want them to turn out the way I WANT,
not the way "most people" want. True, for performance, reliability, weight, etc.
an outboard would be better. In fact, I have one. Goes real nice, sounds like:
"WAAAAAAAAAA!!!" But THIS boat I want to go "pooketa-pooketa-pooketa" as I sit
behind the wood wheel and watch the scenery go by. I happen to like the smell of
diesel over the smell of 2-stroke oil. I chose flat-bottom because it's easy and
cheap, not for shallow draft. I still might put some Vee in it, I donno...

http://www.oldengineshed.com/waves/listersl.wav

Understand the concept?

Lloyd Sumpter

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I design and build my own boats because I want them to turn out the way I
WANT,
not the way "most people" want. True, for performance, reliability,
weight, etc.
an outboard would be better. In fact, I have one. Goes real nice, sounds
like:
"WAAAAAAAAAA!!!" But THIS boat I want to go "pooketa-pooketa-pooketa" as I
sit
behind the wood wheel and watch the scenery go by. I happen to like the
smell of
diesel over the smell of 2-stroke oil. I chose flat-bottom because it's
easy and
cheap, not for shallow draft. I still might put some Vee in it, I donno...

:-) How about a Universal diesel. Never owned one but they seem like a
nice simple unit.

http://www.marinedieseldirect.com/un...fications.html

mark

Lloyd,
Westerbeke used to do the cutest little 7hp diesel. THey may still do it, for
all I know.
Steve

But he did say cheap ....

"Stephen Baker" wrote in message
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Lloyd,
Westerbeke used to do the cutest little 7hp diesel. THey may still do it,
for
all I know.
Steve

I remember old gasoline inboards that went "pocketa, pocketa, pocketa".
What you want is an old low compression, low rpm inboard engine - gas
or diesel. If you're really keen on cheap, then a home built propane powered
steam inboard like the one they faked on the African Queen will provide
the "poketa pocketa pocketa". Someone who posted here said the African
Queen had a gasoline engine in the film.


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"Lloyd Sumpter" wrote in message
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On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 17:50:50 +0000, PhantMa wrote:

lsumpter writes:
Any suggestions on where I might look for an old, cheap, 5-10hp diesel
suitable for an inboard engine?

ag384 wrote:
why diesel?

And why inboard???
One of the advantages of having a flat bottom is shallow draft. But an
inboard
defeats the advantage. How's about a nice little four cycle outboard?

Rick

I design and build my own boats because I want them to turn out the way I
WANT,
not the way "most people" want. True, for performance, reliability,
weight, etc.
an outboard would be better. In fact, I have one. Goes real nice, sounds
like:
"WAAAAAAAAAA!!!" But THIS boat I want to go "pooketa-pooketa-pooketa" as I
sit
behind the wood wheel and watch the scenery go by. I happen to like the
smell of
diesel over the smell of 2-stroke oil. I chose flat-bottom because it's
easy and
cheap, not for shallow draft. I still might put some Vee in it, I donno...

http://www.oldengineshed.com/waves/listersl.wav

Understand the concept?

Lloyd Sumpter

What engines do those diesel DC gensets use? I know they're pretty small,
just don't know who makes them.

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"Lloyd Sumpter" wrote in message
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Hi,

Any suggestions on where I might look for an old, cheap, 5-10hp diesel
suitable for an inboard engine? Maybe a tractor engine, or
"stationary"...? Any thoughts?

Lloyd