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Great Trip!
On 1/15/2017 9:26 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 15 Jan 2017 16:57:05 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 1/15/2017 3:25 PM, wrote: On Sat, 14 Jan 2017 22:09:22 -0500, wrote: We were still working on a virtual zero budget but 2 of the guys worked at International Harvester, fixing the same 6-71s the 40 footer had. They managed to come up with all the parts we needed and get the engines going. There were several handy guys around to fix the rest of the broken stuff. I got my "ride" by rewiring the boat. === Long live the DD 6-71s. We've put over 6,000 hours on our pair in the last 13 years or so, 48,000 nautical miles at last count. Just about broken in, huh? === Almost. :-) At age 36 they now into middle age. They will probably out live me. I have a friend who's father bought a 38 foot Hatteras back in the early to mid 70's. (actually he won it in a poker game but that's a different story). It was originally equipped with a pair of gas engines and my friend's father replaced them with DD6-71s. The boat is still being used every year although the old man can't boat anymore. The only problem with the swap to the diesels was the change in weight distribution. A Hat is a heavy to begin with and with the added weight of the DD671's located too far aft, it just squats and can't climb up to plane. Doesn't matter because they use it mostly for slow trolling while fishing. |
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