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

PhantMan wrote:
And why inboard???

lsumpter wrote:
THIS boat I want to go "pooketa-pooketa-pooketa"
http://www.oldengineshed.com/waves/listersl.wav
Understand the concept?

oh yeah! Neato! Sounds almost like something I saw at the Wooden Boat
Festival in Madisonville, LA (the guy has it there every year giving
rides to passers by on the bulkhead). His is a long narrow cypress
jon boat lookin' thing but it's powered by an antique miniature steam
engine. Sounds like your wave file though. Has a whirly centrifical
governor looking gizmo on top and shiny brass parts all over it
including valves and the flywheel. And it runs either direction for
forward or reverse.
Rick

How about E-Bay?

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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

Thanks Llloyd. The sound brightened a winter moning.

surfnturf


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

Understand the concept?

Lloyd Sumpter

On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 18:22:07 -0800, "Lloyd Sumpter"
vaguely proposed a theory
.......and in reply I say!:

But THIS boat I want to go "pooketa-pooketa-pooketa" as I sit


Diesel engines smell.

"pooketa-pooketa-pooketa" ....hmmmmm.....Thurber anyone?
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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