Antares 1080

[glospav]

Hi,

I am seriously considering an Antares 10.80 as my next boat, re size and fit-out it ticks all the right boxes.

One particular boat I intend to view is a 2002 model, which is up for sale at Cardiff yacht club (dickies are the agents)

The boat in question is powered by twin kadm 300's, with 350 hrs I have not as yet established the service history

Trolling the forums for info on these engines has turned up very little positives!

I would welcome any feedback/info, bad/good points,servicing costs,including fuel consumption at cruising speed (as attached to the Bene 1080)

I'm a newbie, for my first post did you expect anything other than an advice/??? post

 

[nicho]

Hi,

I am seriously considering an Antares 10.80 as my next boat, re size and fit-out it ticks all the right boxes.

One particular boat I intend to view is a 2002 model, which is up for sale at Cardiff yacht club (dickies are the agents)

The boat in question is powered by twin kadm 300's, with 350 hrs I have not as yet established the service history

Trolling the forums for info on these engines has turned up very little positives!

I would welcome any feedback/info, bad/good points,servicing costs,including fuel consumption at cruising speed (as attached to the Bene 1080)

I'm a newbie, for my first post did you expect anything other than an advice/??? post

As with any other diesel engine, regular maintenance is the most important thing, so ensure they have been attended to as per Volvo's schedule. We had two KAD 300's for three years in a 42' motorcruiser with no problems whatsoever.

They are relatively complex units, with a supercharger as well as a turbocharger, and EDC/fly by wire throttles etc (as have many other engines too, so they are far from unique from that point of view). The supercharger is belt driven and ensures really good low down power, and cuts out at about 2200rpm by which time the turbo is spinning. There's no lag therefore whilst waiting for the turbo to spool up. Superchargers are pretty reliable these days.

THE ONE BIG THING YOU HAVE TO ENSURE on KAD300's (and KAD44's too) is that the tappets have been adjusted every 200 hours - check for this from service records. It's about a 2 hour job per engine, so if their is no record of it being done, then ensure you have it seen to pronto - at 350 hours, they will be in the danger zone if not adjusted. If they are not, then they will eventually drop a valve, which then meets a piston and causes all sorts of expensive nasties. This should not happen if the tappets are regularly adjusted.

Fuel consumption wise, in a 42' boat, cruising at 3000 rpm, and 23 knots, you can reckon on using about 9 gallons per hour per engine - servicing cost via a Volvo Agent, approx £1200 each year (cheaper if you know a good Volvo expert elsewhere)

My view is that, looked after properly, they are cracking engines, very smooth and virtually smoke free when cold.

 

[Ripster]

We have twin KAMD300s. As has been said they are complex-ish engines but if properly serviced and maintained will be fine. Tappets - yes very important service item. Good service history also important. They can be a bit smokey at start up, but this goes of when the engines warm up. We have had Yanmar and Volvo engines and Volvos and both have been OK when correctly looked after.

Get yourself a good Volvo man to give them the once over....in advance of buying. Volvopaul on here looks after ours and was very good when we were buying.

Good luck and have fun.

 

[Coaster]

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