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Old 05-05-2021, 04:23 PM   #28
RonR
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City: Everett WA.
Vessel Name: Triton
Vessel Model: 48' Golden Egg Harbor
Join Date: May 2019
Posts: 713
If you can put up with the noise, and don't mind a few oil drips, buy the boat.

There are a lot of wives tales on how to run them. Some say on the pins to keep them hot and clean, others say under 1200 rpm and they last forever.

We have 8v-92 TA's in ours. I let them warm up at the dock, then head out for the day/week. Its a 1978, but the engines have been rebuilt and now have 500 or so hours on them.

I don't run it on the pins, I don't chug it along. Mostly at 10-16knots
Change the Oil, and change the fuel filters. I do oil changes at 100 hours, and all fuel filters. DD run a lot of fuel through the system, and return a lot of it back to the tanks, its like a built in fuel polishing pump!

Carry extra oil, as they use oil.
Carry extra fuel in a jug as mentioned above.
DD hold a lot of oil, I pack 7 extra gallons and a filter set, this is enough for one engine. I also pack a full set of extra Fuel filters for the boat.

Pack an extra sea impeller, and the proper tool's to change one out.
Carry the right oil, DD like straight 40 weight low ash.
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