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10-25-2018, 01:29 PM
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#41
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Senior Member
City: Slidell la
Vessel Name: Bonnie C’S
Vessel Model: DeFever 40ft Passage-maker Downeast
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 133
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Mason
I have a 1974 DeFever Passagemaker 40. Replaced the motors and the fuel tanks in 2007. The yard had a contraption that attached to the travel lift that
had an articulating arm. I've attached a few pictures.
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Thanks for sharing any chance you know what your door opening is mine is 21 1/2 just wanted to see if same again thanks I will be posting many pictures of my install
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10-25-2018, 01:51 PM
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#42
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Veteran Member
City: Pocomoke City, md
Vessel Model: Boatless
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 30
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I'll try and get there tomorrow and measure the opening.
They did have to take the heat exchanger off the motors
and remove the refrigerator door to have enough clearance.
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10-25-2018, 02:35 PM
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#43
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Senior Member
City: Slidell la
Vessel Name: Bonnie C’S
Vessel Model: DeFever 40ft Passage-maker Downeast
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 133
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Mason
I'll try and get there tomorrow and measure the opening.
They did have to take the heat exchanger off the motors
and remove the refrigerator door to have enough clearance.
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Thanks I stripped the engine and getting ready to pull the trigger I am going to do it while at my dock still in the water using beams boat hoist and good carpentry and lumber so I think I have a good plan curious to know are your engines 130hp Perkins
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10-25-2018, 03:05 PM
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#44
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Veteran Member
City: Pocomoke City, md
Vessel Model: Boatless
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 30
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The engines I took out were Perkins.(130 hp?)
I replaced them with Cummins 6BTA5.9 that had
300 hours since being rebuilt. Long story short,
the Perkins were in need of rebuilding and I got
a good deal on the Cummins.
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10-25-2018, 04:06 PM
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#45
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Senior Member
City: Slidell la
Vessel Name: Bonnie C’S
Vessel Model: DeFever 40ft Passage-maker Downeast
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 133
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Mason
The engines I took out were Perkins.(130 hp?)
I replaced them with Cummins 6BTA5.9 that had
300 hours since being rebuilt. Long story short,
the Perkins were in need of rebuilding and I got
a good deal on the Cummins.
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Thanks where is your home port
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10-25-2018, 07:09 PM
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#46
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Guru
City: Cape May, NJ
Vessel Name: Irish Lady
Vessel Model: Monk 36
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 4,947
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Maybe building a cardboard mock-up will help planning the job.
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Irish Lady
1984 Monk 36 Hull #46
Currently in Cape May, NJ
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10-25-2018, 09:25 PM
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#47
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Senior Member
City: Canberra
Vessel Name: Blu Emu
Vessel Model: Ligure 50' aluminium power catamaran
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 297
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Mason
The engines I took out were Perkins.(130 hp?)
I replaced them with Cummins 6BTA5.9 that had
300 hours since being rebuilt. Long story short,
the Perkins were in need of rebuilding and I got
a good deal on the Cummins.
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That sounds like something we're interested in too (not a DeFever though). We have Perkin M135 and we're thinking of re-powering.
Can you say what trouble/issues you had in making the change? Did you change everything - prop shaft, gearbox, water pump, engine beds, outlets, etc etc.
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10-25-2018, 10:21 PM
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#48
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Senior Member
City: Slidell la
Vessel Name: Bonnie C’S
Vessel Model: DeFever 40ft Passage-maker Downeast
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 133
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Quote:
Originally Posted by High Wire
Maybe building a cardboard mock-up will help planning the job.
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Good Idea
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10-26-2018, 11:55 AM
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#49
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Veteran Member
City: Pocomoke City, md
Vessel Model: Boatless
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 30
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Harleyguy,
The door opening measures 23 1/2"W x 53" H.
My homeport is Crisfield, MD.
mcarthur,
I used the old trannys (Velvet Drive). Had them rebuilt and
they bolted up to the new motors using a Cummins adapter.
Shafts, props were reused without modification. All else was
moving hoses, strainers and Racors to a convenient location.
The motors fit right on the stringers.
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10-26-2018, 04:56 PM
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#50
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Senior Member
City: Slidell la
Vessel Name: Bonnie C’S
Vessel Model: DeFever 40ft Passage-maker Downeast
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 133
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Mason
Harleyguy,
The door opening measures 23 1/2"W x 53" H.
My homeport is Crisfield, MD.
mcarthur,
I used the old trannys (Velvet Drive). Had them rebuilt and
they bolted up to the new motors using a Cummins adapter.
Shafts, props were reused without modification. All else was
moving hoses, strainers and Racors to a convenient location.
The motors fit right on the stringers.
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Thanks you have two more inches wider than mine 2 inches is a mile when doing this gonna have to see tomorrow if I can widen by taking door trim off hope I can gain the 2 inches that way
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10-26-2018, 06:21 PM
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#51
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Veteran Member
City: Pocomoke City, md
Vessel Model: Boatless
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 30
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Harleyguy,
I did remove the port side window to put a new couch
in the main salon. That may be your best bet.
Good luck!
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10-29-2018, 10:19 PM
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#52
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Senior Member
City: Slidell la
Vessel Name: Bonnie C’S
Vessel Model: DeFever 40ft Passage-maker Downeast
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 133
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Ok have new plan you see in picture where my 25ft Chaparral is hanging ok move that boat out going to take off straps off mount the cables to the top of I beam leaving few feet past end of dock and inside of port side door put beam trolly on bottom with electric winch hoist snatch engine off dock roll through door have two A Frames one aft and forward of engine room hatch with another beam same set up as outside snatch engine up off floor and guide over mounts reassemble engine of everything then setting on mounts and hooking it all back up so two beams one beam trolly one electric hoist some lumber and lots of luck I will have it in not this Saturday but the next thanks for all your knowledge I love my 40ft DownEast passage-maker I wouldn’t want nothing else I am doing this with the help of just a few friends who like a good challenge lol I will take lots of pics and video and share
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10-13-2020, 12:22 AM
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#53
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Veteran Member
City: Semiahmoo
Vessel Name: Ardeidae
Vessel Model: Defever 44
Join Date: Dec 2019
Posts: 84
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And, almost 2 years later with no news...
After reading the whole thread I was looking forward to a happy ending and some great pictures and video. Did this get continued in a new thread? Or...shudder...not.
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10-13-2020, 05:00 AM
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#54
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Guru
City: Kilmarnock VA
Vessel Name: Wandering Star
Vessel Model: PSN40
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 1,393
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jbloyd
After reading the whole thread I was looking forward to a happy ending and some great pictures and video. Did this get continued in a new thread? Or...shudder...not.
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It looks like there was a happy ending!
https://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/...did-44308.html
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10-14-2020, 01:02 PM
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#55
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Veteran Member
City: Semiahmoo
Vessel Name: Ardeidae
Vessel Model: Defever 44
Join Date: Dec 2019
Posts: 84
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Quote:
Originally Posted by boomerang
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Thanks. Used the link and it was good to see the reality rather than dwelling on all the nightmare scenarios I could envision.
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