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I think I have an idea of what most people prefer in the low load range(Lehman 120/135, Perkins, Deere, etc.).
I am wondering what your preferred engine would be in the 300-400hp range to push a 40ish sized motoryacht to planing speeds.* Feel free to add your comments as well.
We are not directly in the market but will most likely be in the coupla years.* My choices(mostly ignorant) would be the Cat 3208TA followed by the Cummins then Yanmar then Lehman then Detroit.
The Cat and the Cummins simply because there are so many out there and they have great reputations and parts are easy to come by.* Yanmar is kinda new on the scene but certainly would not see anything wrong with them.* My only concern is that they have a tendancy to have the Yanmars pretty tuned up and maxxed out which could be argued would lead to a shorter life span(I have a 4LHA-STP at 240hp in my boat.....240hp out of 211 cubic inches....that is more power per CID than most gasoline engined cars).* I put Detroit at the bottom because they always seem to be loud and smokey and thirsty.* The Lehman down there simply because it is a little low on power(275hp) for what I was thinking.
-- Edited by Baker at 21:41, 2007-10-15
I am wondering what your preferred engine would be in the 300-400hp range to push a 40ish sized motoryacht to planing speeds.* Feel free to add your comments as well.
We are not directly in the market but will most likely be in the coupla years.* My choices(mostly ignorant) would be the Cat 3208TA followed by the Cummins then Yanmar then Lehman then Detroit.
The Cat and the Cummins simply because there are so many out there and they have great reputations and parts are easy to come by.* Yanmar is kinda new on the scene but certainly would not see anything wrong with them.* My only concern is that they have a tendancy to have the Yanmars pretty tuned up and maxxed out which could be argued would lead to a shorter life span(I have a 4LHA-STP at 240hp in my boat.....240hp out of 211 cubic inches....that is more power per CID than most gasoline engined cars).* I put Detroit at the bottom because they always seem to be loud and smokey and thirsty.* The Lehman down there simply because it is a little low on power(275hp) for what I was thinking.
-- Edited by Baker at 21:41, 2007-10-15