Quandary
Well-known member
Gary has learnt a lot about VP 2020s, he has also still got a duff one equipped with a load of new ancillaries. I do not think it would be crazy to buy another, either reconditioned by a reliable workshop or a runner that he can take to any tractor workshop and have done up properly. Should cost about £2k and slot straight in with the transmission and all the bits he has already got in place. To go for a Nanni Or a Beta is going to set him back more than three times as much. The 2020 is still well supported as referenced above so he should get another 20 years out of it. Many marine diesels are swapped out because of the anti Volvo sentiment you get in places like this, combined with the failure of the ancillary bits like starters generators etc. many have only used up half their lifespan particularly if fresh water cooled.
Think about it, a 2020 is 20 years old max. in a yacht it will have averaged perhaps 100 hrs per year, 2000 hours, it should run for five times that. With what he knows now Gary is going to be able to pick a gem.
Think about it, a 2020 is 20 years old max. in a yacht it will have averaged perhaps 100 hrs per year, 2000 hours, it should run for five times that. With what he knows now Gary is going to be able to pick a gem.