diesel boat

[glen]

been offered a 20ft boat with a perkins 4108 engine and 1-1 borgwarner gearbox ,new to this spec anything to look out for ,fairly mechanically minded been told this will push the boat along a 7knotsplus not sure if thats enough for ,thinking about the sea conditions sometimes any thought s appreciated and thanks,the last engine i saw like this was on the back of me fathers cement mixer
glen

[KeithB]

Glen, I've got a PDF version of the manual for a 4108 if it's any use to you. A friend of a lad at work has that engine in his boat & i know he had bother getting hold of a replacement starter motor. I think they were fitted in really early transits.

What's the name of the boat you've been offered?

The Boys doesn't go much faster than 7 knots and is canny in a roughish sea.

[glen]

kieth
i thanks its the kingfisher kept sunderland

cheers
glen

[KeithB]

Ah right, just the lad I mentioned has been ill, just wondered if he had decided to sell up and we were talking about the same boat.

[glen]

kieth
went to see it yesterday left him deposit seemed canny bloke , paying himm in full friday ,he also trying to sort mooring for me as its half bat compaired to rq where ive got mine, think its a colvic but not sure , do you know the boat
glen

[KeithB]

I don't mate.

By the way that place up from south Shields boat club I mentioned last time is £10 per week if you'd rather been on the Tyne.

[glen]

thanks kieth and would like a copy of that manual if its not too much bother
cheers
glen

[KeithB]

No worries mate, PM me your email address

[mark]

wouldn't worry about the 7 knots bit... Its a full displacement hull, so will be solid as a rock. you'll still be doing 7 knots when the planing boats are coming back in doing 4. Main think I'd look at is a new jabsco impellor in the water pump if its not been done recently

I know the boat, looks quite canny. my last boat was moored in sunderland. Only thing I'd say is that yes its cheaper there, but leave nowt on the boat. The security is hopeless

looks like a colvic seaworker which are built like a brick outhouse and a good seaboat, if the hulls 1981 to 1984 there's a good chance I might of laid it up! Used to work in a boat yard that made Colvic Northerners and Seaworkers

[Rayace]

hi ive got a 26ft boat with a perkins 4108 engine its been in the boat for 12yrs never had any bother with it i change the oil and filtters every 6mth had the starter overhauld twice at half reves i get 7knots out of her there is a place at bladon who deals in perkins dont know there adress

[glen]

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thanks for the reasurance lads, it dosent half feel like a scandanavian ferry compaired to my 16 footer though

glen