Thread: Maybe this one?
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Old 03-19-2013, 09:00 AM   #116
GalaxyGirl
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Originally Posted by westwinds View Post
I am thinking this is a semi-displacement hull that will use a lot of fuel with 520 horsepower. If you run it at displacement speed, the engines will probably slobber and the piston rings will have carbon build up freezing the piston rings requiring an overhaul. Rolls Royce sounds expensive to me for parts and hard to get. Also this is a direct drive, no reduction gears for larger slow turning propellers so inefficient. The fuel tank seems quite small for an Atlantic crossing. The fuel tanks have to be small to keep the weight down for a semi-displacement hull to operate successfully. It's a nice looking boat and the price seems low so maybe shipping it across the Atlantic would be a good deal. I am not sure about resale value as it seems to be a make of boat that not everyone is familiar with and a careful assessment of build quality is needed.
Westwinds,
What to you think of the Sea Ranger that I posted? Do you think it would get about a gallon a mile?
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