scope1969
Member
- Joined
- Aug 20, 2020
- Messages
- 15
- Location
- United States
- Vessel Name
- Stress Less
- Vessel Make
- Californian 34 LRC
Hello TF friends,
I recently purchased a Californian 34 LRC with twin Perkins ST.63544M 200hp diesel engines. It's running good but my mechanic recommends that I replace the heat exchanger/manifolds to ensure reliability. I have made a few calls and can't seem to find the parts in stock anywhere (TAD, Southwest, etc). However, Mark at Marine Exhaust Systems in Alabama can fabricate them but it's prohibitively expensive. To bring the cost down, he says we could order several (e.g. 12) and spread the design/fabrication costs (economies of scale) down considerably. It's a long-shot but I am hoping to find a group of people out there who need the same thing and make this happen in the next year or so. Beyond that, if anyone here on TF knows where I can find some used ones in good shape, that could also work.
Cheers,
Sean
I recently purchased a Californian 34 LRC with twin Perkins ST.63544M 200hp diesel engines. It's running good but my mechanic recommends that I replace the heat exchanger/manifolds to ensure reliability. I have made a few calls and can't seem to find the parts in stock anywhere (TAD, Southwest, etc). However, Mark at Marine Exhaust Systems in Alabama can fabricate them but it's prohibitively expensive. To bring the cost down, he says we could order several (e.g. 12) and spread the design/fabrication costs (economies of scale) down considerably. It's a long-shot but I am hoping to find a group of people out there who need the same thing and make this happen in the next year or so. Beyond that, if anyone here on TF knows where I can find some used ones in good shape, that could also work.
Cheers,
Sean