On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:13:02 -0400, Eisboch wrote:


"jps" wrote in message
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My next is the Tollycraft 44 (or 45 later) can be had reasonably on
the east coast and, although they don't have the kind of engine room
the larger Navigators have, they are seaworthy and very well built.
Everything is glassed in, the hulls are thick, hand laid, dead rise is
significant enough to give it excellent seakeeping abilities. They
were given either 3208s or Detroit 8.2s.

And, to me it's good looking. The 48 is also worth noting.

Ah yes. DD 3208s. Throwaway diesels.

Eisboch

That's a Cat 3208. Four stroke as opposed to Detroit's two strokes.

I have heard the throw away line too. I have seen them outlast the running
time meter. I have also seen Detroits that wear out piston seals and suck
the crankcase oil. Run off until the crank goes out the bottom of the
block. That is also a throw away, along with the boat in some cases.

Key is maintance.

On Mar 25, 8:59*am, Bubba wrote:

That's a Cat 3208. Four stroke as opposed to Detroit's two strokes.

I have heard the throw away line too. I have seen them outlast the running
time meter. I have also seen Detroits that wear out piston seals and suck
the crankcase oil. Run off until the crank goes out the bottom of the
block. That is also a throw away, along with the boat in some cases.

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The 8.2 Detroit was actually a v-8 naturally aspirated 4 cycle. It
was reliable and was actually built to combat against the IH DT 466.
But the DT 466 was still better.

Really , It was a bigger engine but the detroit 8.2 was an over
grown version of the 6.2.. They did the job but with no frills.