Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
 
Old 03-11-2018, 09:15 AM   #1
Guru
 
LeoKa's Avatar
 
City: Vancouver
Vessel Name: Ironsides
Vessel Model: 54' Bruce Roberts steel sailboat hull, coastal LRC, 220HP CAT 3306.
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 1,134
Cat 3306

Anyone owns/knows CAT 3306 200 HP engines? I am in Seattle.
LeoKa is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-11-2018, 10:15 AM   #2
Grand Vizier
 
Delfin's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 3,815
Quote:
Originally Posted by LeoKa View Post
Anyone owns/knows CAT 3306 200 HP engines? I am in Seattle.
Why do you ask? I have a C rated 3306.
Delfin is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-11-2018, 12:02 PM   #3
Guru
 
LeoKa's Avatar
 
City: Vancouver
Vessel Name: Ironsides
Vessel Model: 54' Bruce Roberts steel sailboat hull, coastal LRC, 220HP CAT 3306.
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 1,134
I am new to it. I want to learn. Well, I am new to the whole boating, but I wish to put the 3306 into a good shape. Oil/coolant changes, for starters.
LeoKa is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-12-2018, 06:52 AM   #4
FF
Guru
 
FF's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 22,553
"I want to learn. Well, I am new to the whole boating, but I wish to put the 3306 into a good shape."

Go to the local CAT engine dealer and order "Da Book" the specific engine repair manual.

Should run about $100 or so and will have ALL the info required to PM, repair or bring back an engine.

Sometimes Da Book is engine number specific , so have the serial number, just in case.
FF is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-20-2018, 09:28 PM   #5
Guru
 
River Cruiser's Avatar
 
City: UMR MM283
Vessel Name: Northern Lights II
Vessel Model: Bayliner 3870
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 1,357
I worked on a lot of Cat 3306 engines in equipment. They were pretty bulletproof if properly maintained. A problem I saw more than once was dropping a valve, this in almost all case was the rear engine on scrapers. IMO this was due to almost always running at wot, overheating because of plant debris blocking airflow through the radiator cores. The rear engine only had a buzzer at alert the operator to high temps or low oil pressure and the operator couldn’t hear or feel anything unusual and if the buzzer failed you ended up with a catastrophic failure. Get the manual as suggested, keep the maintenance up to date and operate in a prudent manner and it should serve you well for years to come.
__________________
Ron on Northern Lights II
I don't like making plans for the day because the word "premeditated" gets thrown around in the courtroom.
River Cruiser is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-20-2018, 11:12 PM   #6
Grand Vizier
 
Delfin's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 3,815
Quote:
Originally Posted by River Cruiser View Post
I worked on a lot of Cat 3306 engines in equipment. They were pretty bulletproof if properly maintained. A problem I saw more than once was dropping a valve, this in almost all case was the rear engine on scrapers. IMO this was due to almost always running at wot, overheating because of plant debris blocking airflow through the radiator cores. The rear engine only had a buzzer at alert the operator to high temps or low oil pressure and the operator couldn’t hear or feel anything unusual and if the buzzer failed you ended up with a catastrophic failure. Get the manual as suggested, keep the maintenance up to date and operate in a prudent manner and it should serve you well for years to come.
I was fortunate to meet one of the design engineers of the 3306. He told me that the engine was developed for the North Slope oil pipeline project and was intended to be able to run 24 x 7 in very cold temperatures. If run at modest RPMs, his opinion was that this was a 50,000 to 75,000 hour engine when properly maintained. I love mine.
__________________
"Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis." - Jack Handey
Delfin is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


» Trawler Port Captains
Port Captains are TF volunteers who can serve as local guides or assist with local arrangements and information. Search below to locate Port Captains near your destination. To learn more about this program read here: TF Port Captain Program





All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:01 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2006 - 2012