Hi Joe,
1. first swapped was a Yanmar 2QM20, current motor is a 80s vintage
Universal 25 (1600 hrs)
2. sorta
3. Kiwiprop 15 1/2 D & adjustable pitch
4. yes
Notes:
- the A4 was running fine but I wanted better fuel range for cruising
windless costal days
- the Yanmar was my first acquired "running take-out" until I could
find a good used Universal 25. the Yanmar was too tall, too heavy &
too noisy. I don't know how I put up with it for 8 years :)
- I epoxy laminated 2" stock to the outside existing beds for the
Yanmar and had to bridge the front of the bed with 1/2" aluminum
plate (just stock on hand) for the narrow forward mounts of the U-25
- prop shaft changed from 7/8" to 1" and extended the tail a bit to
get hull clearance (requires different cutlass bearing but stock
item, no problem finding one)
- love the Kiwiprop, 3-blade feathering
- the U-25 came to me as having an overheat problem, head repair once
and his wife said it's outta hear... but the hose routing looked
horrible. I sweetened the hose routes, serviced the heat exchanger
and used a "block & head crack repair" snake oil type product on
spec. All good so far
Cheers, Russ
At 08:23 AM 19/06/2017, you wrote:
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For everyone that has a diesel engine retrofit:
1. What engine?
2. Did it fit on the standard engine bed?
3. What prop?
4. Are you using the original strut?
THANKS
Joe
Coquina
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