I wouldn’t worry too much about a diesel with 3000+ hours on it—it’s not like a gasoline-powered engine. That said, I lost my original engine with about 5000 hours on it. I lost the oil somehow along th ICW—it wasn’t due to the engine simply wearing out. If you are using the boat just on the Chesapeake, it will take you a long time to get a lot of hours on the engine.
The C&C 40 is a nice boat! Bob > On Mar 18, 2021, at 10:59 AM, Joe Della Barba via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Would buying a C&C 40 with an original engine be a good idea in 2021? > We are running some numbers here and it is basically a choice between > upgrading and replacing. Coquina is 48 years old now and it is time to do > some $$$ upgrades or buy another boat with much of the work done. We found a > used C&C 40 that looks gorgeous below, the interior beats most used boats of > that era. She seems in good shape, but the engine is original with 3,000+ > hours. An Atomic 4 per the manual should be rebuilt at 3,000 hours if FWC, a > raw water cooled version would be very lucky to get that far in salt water. > The Yanmar is FWC. I frequently hear that diesels can last 10,000 hours, but > then again a significant number of boats from that era are for sale with new > engines. > Also re the rod rigging – the mast is out for the winter. With the rigging > easily accessed, what would the cost be of a rigging inspection to assure > that the rod is still good. > Thanks! > > > > Joe Della Barba > Coquina C&C 35 MK I > Kent Island MD USA > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > <https://www.paypal.me/stumurray> Thanks - Stu Robert Boyer s/v Rainy Days C&C Landfall 38, Hull #230 (Spending hurricane season in Baltimore, winters in the Bahamas, and on the ICW in between) 411 Walnut Street #11447 Green Cove Springs, FL 32043 (443) 994-1802
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
