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I have looked at a 40' Sundeck trawler that appears to be repowered
with twin 350 HP Ford Leamans. This seems like an awful lot of engine. My concern is that they will suck down the fuel even at low RPM's. I only care about cruising around 8nm. Am I wrong with this concern. The boat appears to be extrmely nice. Mark |
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That's a lot of power in a forty foot boat. It suggests that the hull form
is designed to go a lot faster, so you might be happier with a different boat (I don't know the Sundeck) if all you want to do is cruise economically. For example, there's an Ocean Alexander on Yachtworld with twin Perkins 85s that is a little more like it. -- Jim Woodward www.mvFintry.com which weighs 300,000 pounds and does 11 knots on a single 400hp engine. .. "Mark" wrote in message om... I have looked at a 40' Sundeck trawler that appears to be repowered with twin 350 HP Ford Leamans. This seems like an awful lot of engine. My concern is that they will suck down the fuel even at low RPM's. I only care about cruising around 8nm. Am I wrong with this concern. The boat appears to be extrmely nice. Mark |
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That's a lot of power in a forty foot boat. It suggests that the hull form
is designed to go a lot faster, so you might be happier with a different boat (I don't know the Sundeck) if all you want to do is cruise economically. For example, there's an Ocean Alexander on Yachtworld with twin Perkins 85s that is a little more like it. -- Jim Woodward www.mvFintry.com which weighs 300,000 pounds and does 11 knots on a single 400hp engine. .. "Mark" wrote in message om... I have looked at a 40' Sundeck trawler that appears to be repowered with twin 350 HP Ford Leamans. This seems like an awful lot of engine. My concern is that they will suck down the fuel even at low RPM's. I only care about cruising around 8nm. Am I wrong with this concern. The boat appears to be extrmely nice. Mark |
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Never forget, Diesels kick gas engines, when it comes to Reliability, Starting,
Maintenence, Saftey,and Fuel Consumptioin. Other than that, go for it.! If you dare!!! |
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Never forget, Diesels kick gas engines, when it comes to Reliability, Starting,
Maintenence, Saftey,and Fuel Consumptioin. Other than that, go for it.! If you dare!!! |
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