Narrowing our search down & seriously looking at a boat with twin 185 HP Perkins Range 4 engines - all 1700 hours are freshwater.
Some questions:
Anybody have a link to the maintenance manual for these engines ?
How reliable are they ?
Best online source for repair parts (Gulf or SE Coast) ...
We really like the layout & size & build quality. Fishing from it would only be a casual thing. Definitely getting a full survey done on it if we decide to make an offer!
Did your friend have a battery bank & inverter? This one does not but I'm thinking it'd be nice to have so as to not run the...
Thanks for the comments. If we decide to make an offer I'm definitely getting a pro inspection of the boat & engines,, including oil testing. I know they have some hours on them but given the average life of a diesel engine I'm thinking they'd outlast me - with proper maint of course
Just looking for advice from anyone that has experience with either the boat or the engines.
Our first "large" boat. We intend to use it for AICW cruising & living aboard.
Any comments appreciated! Thanks
We're very interested in a particular Trawler but have a question about the hour meter readings.
It's a twin diesel vessel & one hour meter reads almost 500 hours more than the other.. 15xx vs 20xx.
This strikes me as pretty strange. I asked the broker about it & he told me it wasn't unusual &...