Old engine gone.....what next!

ghostlymoron said:
My merc has done the equivalent of to the moon and back how come marine engines pop their clogs with so little on the clock? (not literally to moon)
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OK, park your merc for 6 months of the winter on a seaside car park, then, for the summer season cool it with sea water & uses it once or twice a week for about 10 minutes & leave it idle in the open on a promenade somewhere for the rest of the season. Oh, and run it on red diesel & don't bother with any servicing, then you will have a fair comparison of the life of a boat & car engine.
 
I may have gone completely mad, but last night the prospect of re-engining became a bit too much.

The boat doesn't owe me much and life is short, so right now i'm seriously thinking of getting rid of her and buying another with a newish engine for 4-5K (the low end of replacing the engine). She needs new sails as well so that adds to the cost and......i'd really like to go sailing sometime soon!

I might wake up more positive tomorrow but we'll see.....
 
That is not such a bad idea and one I considered but as I had already put time and money into the boat I went for the new engine. If you are not going to lose too much money and can find a better boat for the price of a new engine then go for it.
 
Tam Lin said:
That is not such a bad idea and one I considered but as I had already put time and money into the boat I went for the new engine. If you are not going to lose too much money and can find a better boat for the price of a new engine then go for it.
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I've put in a bit more time than money at this stage, but that would stop if the engine went ahead. I can keep the trailer and most of the parts I can transfer to another boat so not much harm done. I'd just have to find someone keen enough to take the project on.
 
Tranona said:
There is not such a thing as a £3000 unit, .
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A friend has just bought a Chinese 3 cyl diesel for £2700. I think it is a 3 cyl and is complete with gearbox. When I saw it sitting on the pontoon waiting to go in this is when I realised that I had been wasting my time pithing about with my BMC Diesel and could be sailing today.
However I believe it was the last one they had at this price. And for my boat i would need a 50 hp to replace what is in.
 
I was quoting list prices from the importer. There have been changes recently in both distributors and in the range of engines, so not surprising surplus or obsolete stock finds its way onto the market at "bargain" prices.
 
James W said:
I may have gone completely mad, but last night the prospect of re-engining became a bit too much.

The boat doesn't owe me much and life is short, so right now i'm seriously thinking of getting rid of her and buying another with a newish engine for 4-5K (the low end of replacing the engine). She needs new sails as well so that adds to the cost and......i'd really like to go sailing sometime soon!

I might wake up more positive tomorrow but we'll see.....
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Try writing down a list of costs & benefits of the different options, it may help you make a sensible decision that you won't later regret.

Remember the "new" boat you get will have its own unknown problems for you to discover. You can always sail with old rubbish sails, but not as fast or close to to the wind, so that cost can always be deferred to another year.
 
Getting a new engine is much more sensible than buying another boat with an engine already on it,unless you're as lucky as a friend of mine who bought a 31 foother ,with a brand new engine freshly installed, for less than the cost of the engine(the boat that is).
 
30boat said:
Getting a new engine is much more sensible than buying another boat with an engine already on it,unless you're as lucky as a friend of mine who bought a 31 foother ,with a brand new engine freshly installed, for less than the cost of the engine(the boat that is).
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Well, that was well played!

I bought my own with a brand new Beta14, gearbox, prop shaft, propellor, new exhaust system, new fuel tank and pipework, and while the seller obviously didn't get his money back, I did pay a premium. However, I thought it was worth it for the piece of mind. My thought was that in three year's time, if I wanted to change the boat, it'd still be a 'new' engine. The new Furlex and toilet also helped.

However, I've since bought new sails, spray hood and sheet winches, so if I did sell in three years time, I wouldn't get my money back either.......I'll be keeping the boat!
 
How about similar size boat with 3 year old freshwater cooled engine, 3 year old sails, and general good condition for 3.5K?

Definitely tempted......
 
Right, just a little update as to where I am now with the engine issues......

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Engine bay cleaned, painted (with huge thanks to a very generous Twister_Ken for his donation of bilge paint) and readied for the new Nanni 14hp waiting in the shed. It's a massive undertaking and one which I would never have started had I known what was in store. I need completely new sterngear including the stern tube itself and it gives me headaches whenever I think about alignment and nightmares when I think about the cost.

However, it's not going to defeat me. It make take another 9 months but next season we'll be finished and on the water.....fair winds and all that!! :)
 
James W said:
Right, just a little update as to where I am now with the engine issues......

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Engine bay cleaned, painted (with huge thanks to a very generous Twister_Ken for his donation of bilge paint) and readied for the new Nanni 14hp waiting in the shed. It's a massive undertaking and one which I would never have started had I known what was in store. I need completely new sterngear including the stern tube itself and it gives me headaches whenever I think about alignment and nightmares when I think about the cost.

However, it's not going to defeat me. It make take another 9 months but next season we'll be finished and on the water.....fair winds and all that!! :)
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Good luck!!
 
James W said:
Right, just a little update as to where I am now with the engine issues......

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Engine bay cleaned, painted (with huge thanks to a very generous Twister_Ken for his donation of bilge paint) and readied for the new Nanni 14hp waiting in the shed. It's a massive undertaking and one which I would never have started had I known what was in store. I need completely new sterngear including the stern tube itself and it gives me headaches whenever I think about alignment and nightmares when I think about the cost.

However, it's not going to defeat me. It make take another 9 months but next season we'll be finished and on the water.....fair winds and all that!! :)
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Ken will be wanting his paint back next spring so I'd leave the engine out.....
 
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