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Old 11-20-2010, 08:34 AM   #9
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RE: Engine transplant Fiat (IVECO) out Gardner 6LXB in

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Marin wrote:"If I ever re-power our boat with anything it's going to be brand new and have a hell of a lot more power than what we have now....* It's got a semi-planing hull on it, and we'd semi-plane it."
Exactly! My boat has a Cummins 330B (315 hp) Which is overkill when one
considers the hull speed of the boat but when more power is needed (wind, current,
tides, waves, big alternator, etc; it's comforting to see a change in the boats attitude
when you put more coal on the fire. (Not to mention re-sale value.)

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