We are American expatriates who have sailed our 1981 C&C Landfall 38 to New Zealand a decade ago. It has a Perkins 4-108, which is on its last legs. It's not particularly reliable and is having trouble with overheating in the last few years. Also, it's very heavy and it is way too much power anyway. We're looking to replace it with a more reliable, modern power plant.
So we have a couple of questions: What is the correct power? I understand most were sold with Yanmer 30hp 3HM or 3QM diesels. We like the idea of saving a lot of weight with a smaller engine than the Perkins, as well as ease of access, etc. However, we'd consider a 35 or 38 also if 30 horsepower wasn't enough power. At the same time we'll be replacing the fixed 2 blade prop with a 3 blade feathering or folding prop, so will be looking for recommendations for that. The current prop is totally wrong. I think it's 16x14. We never were able to get up to the proper engine speed with the 4-108. Can you recommend something? What have people tried? Interested in hearing others' experiences. Gary Niemi g...@niemi.co.nz
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