"I am interested in finding ou
"I am interested in finding out what my options are in repowering for a 50 ft wooden power cruiser. The existing engines, twin 300HP Trojans, are shot, and rather than remanufactruing these, I would like to consider something smaller if possible. Let me preface these questions by saying that I know next to nothing about engines, and very little about boats in general.
First, my intention with this boat is to simply take it a few miles off shore at most. I don't have any need for high speed cruising. Functionally, I just want to be able to get in and out of the harbor and I don't really care how fast I do it. That being said, what sort of repower would be most beneficial for a vessel this size? I'd like to be as fuel efficient as possible, but I'm also a bit hesitant to consider diesel given how I plan on using the boat. Can I go with a single engine? What sort of costs are incurred on the labor portion of a repower? What sort of fuel efficiency can I expect out of certain engine configurations?"
"I am interested in finding out what my options are in repowering for a 50 ft wooden power cruiser. The existing engines, twin 300HP Trojans, are shot, and rather than remanufactruing these, I would like to consider something smaller if possible. Let me preface these questions by saying that I know next to nothing about engines, and very little about boats in general.
First, my intention with this boat is to simply take it a few miles off shore at most. I don't have any need for high speed cruising. Functionally, I just want to be able to get in and out of the harbor and I don't really care how fast I do it. That being said, what sort of repower would be most beneficial for a vessel this size? I'd like to be as fuel efficient as possible, but I'm also a bit hesitant to consider diesel given how I plan on using the boat. Can I go with a single engine? What sort of costs are incurred on the labor portion of a repower? What sort of fuel efficiency can I expect out of certain engine configurations?"