skipjack27
Petty Officer 3rd Class
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- Oct 6, 2009
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I'm very interested in a powerboat around 35-37 feet in length that has a roomy aft cabin with double bed and ensuite. There are a number of models around that fill the bill here, and they are mostly variants of one kind or another of the general "Grand Banks" clipper design. The problem with these sort of designs is that the engine(s) has to be buried amidships - usually under the floor of the main saloon.
My question is this: given that many fine examples of these boats are several decades old, their diesels will generally need to be rebuilt. How do you get the engines out in order to rebuild them? Presumably, this would require extensive removal of the saloon roof (and thus of the flybridge which usually sits up there).
Am I correct here? Or is there some clever way of getting a diesel out of these boats for rebuilding, and then in again?
Jeff
My question is this: given that many fine examples of these boats are several decades old, their diesels will generally need to be rebuilt. How do you get the engines out in order to rebuild them? Presumably, this would require extensive removal of the saloon roof (and thus of the flybridge which usually sits up there).
Am I correct here? Or is there some clever way of getting a diesel out of these boats for rebuilding, and then in again?
Jeff
Also these engines are very easy to work on and parts are plentiful. So don't give up on a GB quite yet!