Spectre
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I'm thinking of replacing my Bukh DV20 with the 30hp Lombardini has anyone out there had any experience or heard feedback good or bad, with these engines.
Lombardini
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sailorman
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imho go Beta
tritonofnor
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Mate of mine has a Lombardini in his boat which has been fine. He had a small amount of trouble getting home of spares though. Personally I'd be inclined towards either Beta, or preferably Nanni, which use the same base units but seem a little better put together. Support for the Beta is easily obtained, likewise the Nanni..
jerryat
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Why not simply do a 'like for like' swop with the new Bukh 24. Did just that last year - superb engine, quite unlike the old type. Direct injection, instant starting etc etc! Just a thhought. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
boatmike
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Engine OK... Spares difficult, especially if you cruise. not a good worldwide coverage of agents.
Will_M
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Good engines!! Your be hard pushed to find a smoother 30hp unit.
Lombardini Marine coverage in Aus is good, dealers details here.
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worldwide coverage
[/ QUOTE ] really is pretty good, you just got to know who to go to. All the info you need is Lombardini Marine here.
Lombardini Marine coverage in Aus is good, dealers details here.
And to be fair [ QUOTE ]
worldwide coverage
[/ QUOTE ] really is pretty good, you just got to know who to go to. All the info you need is Lombardini Marine here.
Landale
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They were at libs and I wasn't particularly impressed with the design - much more impressed by beta et al
Can't put my finger why I thought so - the air intake looked IIRC a little naff and the general design rather fussy, just felt I wouldn't be comfortable with it.
I'd go beta, nanni, volvo
Can't put my finger why I thought so - the air intake looked IIRC a little naff and the general design rather fussy, just felt I wouldn't be comfortable with it.
I'd go beta, nanni, volvo
Spectre
Member
Many thanks for the input
Spectre
Member
Thanks,Beta have just come on the OZ market in the last 2 years.
Spectre
Member
One of my objectives is to also reduce weight,if I re-engine with a Lombardini or similar type I save 135kgs down the back end of the boat which would be better for performance.
Spectre
Member
Thanks,I will look a bit closer.
Spectre
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Thanks for the info.
Spectre
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A cruiser from NZ had this problem, and ended up going back to NZ to sort the thing out! This is one of the reasons that I posted my question.
