Any 'Dream' Engine / Machinery space pics?

[Sandy Bottom]

I have a typical old style engine space which I am about to completely refurbish (everything out and skipped, start again). Above all, I want to end up with a professional looking machinery space, stainless steel, aluminium tread plate, decent plumbing / conduits, etc.

I'm a bit out of date on what's available, so any pics that the forum can dig up would be much appreciated, turn it into a machinery space porn thread if you like!

 

[sarabande]

if you check through jfm's Match threads, you might see how to get a PhD in engine room design

 

[davids0865]

Take a look at this, I was impressed! http://setsail.com/the-engine-room/, JFM's is neat though!

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

I was pretty impressed with this engine space which is on an 8yr old Elegance 64

 

[rustybarge]

I was pretty impressed with this engine space which is on an 8yr old Elegance 64

Wow, you really could eat your dinner off the floor.

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

Wow, you really could eat your dinner off the floor.

Yup, the owner was German which is one of my personal plus points for buying a used boat. If the owner is German, you know it's going to be in good condition. Conversely if the owner is French, you know it's going to be a heap

 

[MapisM]

Yup, the owner was German which is one of my personal plus points for buying a used boat. If the owner is German, you know it's going to be in good condition. Conversely if the owner is French, you know it's going to be a heap

LOL, the old joke about heaven and hell springs to mind. You know, the one about British, French, German, Italians and Swiss.
IIRC, the Germans were the mechanics in heaven and the police in hell....

That aside, yep, I agree that it's impressive, but I must say that I hate with a passion the concept of covering mechanical parts just for the sake of aesthetics.
Of which there are some prime examples in your pics, no matter how carefully the parts requiring access for maintenance are left accessible through holes.

I'm sure to have a few pics which could contribute to this porn thread, will look for them in a minute...

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

That aside, yep, I agree that it's impressive, but I must say that I hate with a passion the concept of covering mechanical parts just for the sake of aesthetics.
Of which there are some prime examples in your pics, no matter how carefully the parts requiring access for maintenance are left accessible through holes.

I don't they covered the mechanical parts for the sake of covering them. It's soundproofing

 

[MapisM]

Ok folks, pick your poison...
...with bonus points for those who can spot the boats.
3 out of 4 would be already a fantastic result!

Note: it's not a big genset what you see above, but rather a sound proof shield (!) for the main engine.

 

[MapisM]

I don't they covered the mechanical parts for the sake of covering them. It's soundproofing

Mmm.... Is it?
I know for sure that big diesels tend to be noisy (hence my first pic above, though I'm not sure I'd go that far), but I never heard fuel filters screaming...

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

Mmm.... Is it?
I know for sure that big diesels tend to be noisy (hence my first pic above, though I'm not sure I'd go that far), but I never heard fuel filters screaming...

Don't really understand your point. The whole engine bay was boxed in with this material and quite rightly it has cut outs to allow the owner to inspect key components. I expect its a lot more effective than what production builders normally do which is randomly glue a few bits of foam rubber to anything which doesn't move

 

[MapisM]

Well I wasn't making a major point, actually.
Just saying that I'd have rather left fully uncovered those filters and the valves, frinstance.
But that's me, of course. Each to their own!

Edit: sorry, in hindsight maybe I misunderstood your doubt.
Were you saying that this "boxing" of the e/r was meant to reduce the noise transfer from the engines to the cabins area?
If so, I would think it's much more effective to fully insulate the bulkhead before attaching anything else to it, rather than covering as much as possible of all the technical equipment.
Not to mention that a significant percentage of the engines noise is transferred to the rest of the boat through solid material (basically the hull itself),rather than air.
And the only way to reduce that is through softer engine mounts (hence shafts not trasferring the load to the gearbox, etc.).