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any one done this in the past ? wots the best engines to use and how much will it cost for bits ?
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never did it before but have heard of ford transit engines being used alotCod machine -
I scanned a magazine article in and stuck it on the blog:
tells you everything thats involved. based on the a ford cargo 6D lumpʎɐqǝ uo pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ɐ ʎnq ı ǝɯıʇ ʇsɐן ǝɥʇ sı sıɥʇ.
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Some people are like slinkies - not really good for anything but bring a smile to your face when thrown down the stairs
Converting an MFV Fifie trawler type thing.Comment
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ta mate seams priy easy to do. well thats te thoryComment
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ford cargo are good to do plenty available in fact any ford is ok
what vessel are you thinking of doing,
one thing for sure what ever help advice you will get it on here sit back and be prepared to be amazed
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a 17ft dory hull. its a blank hull at the momnet so a projecet for me . looking for a engine around 40-50 hp. il be suer to take picks as it come along and post themComment
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Have at look at Lancing Marine website, they sell all the bits for ford engines.
You probably an escort diesel even then, that might be too big for a 17 footer.Cheers, Keith.Comment
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looking at the costs of marinising an engine wouldnt you be better off buying a second hand outboardCod machineComment
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been thinking that but is a bit of a faff wen the boat is on te mooring luging a out board on and offComment
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once put a 1.8 ford into a 21ft triton coble far too poweful for it
open it up and it jolly nearly sunk the rear 10 ft
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well a coble is a displacement hull lol . been offered a 15hp inbourd all ready to go for 300 so may just bo for that. just need propelers now and a drive shaftComment
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Get in touch with Freedom-Marine down in Kent, they have been marinising engines for a lot of years. I am sure the guy there would give you all the advice you need, what can and cant be marinised. Myself and Jim Turbo have had engines/marinised from him and hes spot on and prices OK.
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a dory hull is unlikely to be built for a shaft so you'd end up needing a leg as well....
but you might be able to fit a stern tube, depends on how much keel you've got to play with and how far back it goes...
and the transom probably isn't built to hold a leg either
and you're also going to need a rudder!Last edited by mark; 09-01-2011, 07:00 PM.ʎɐqǝ uo pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ɐ ʎnq ı ǝɯıʇ ʇsɐן ǝɥʇ sı sıɥʇ.
Thought for the day:
Some people are like slinkies - not really good for anything but bring a smile to your face when thrown down the stairs
Converting an MFV Fifie trawler type thing.Comment
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ta mate just sent them a emaill
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simple solution is to do what i have which is bolt the engine to the transom then take a grinder and round the bolts off so no one can nick it easy if you need to take the engine off just grind the bolt heads offOriginally posted by the leadman View PostCod machineComment
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