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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"
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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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