******** eXtreme Makeover---- 27' Edition*******

[NoBones]

Ken,
What are your thoughts for power? .

Cheers,
GFS
Cheers,
GFS

2 Yanmar 4LHA-STP diesels @ 240 hp each

Because this little 2 cyclinder 16 HP Yanny has worked
it's little butt off for me.. [img]/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]


See ya, Ken

[Fr. Frank]

2 Yanmar 4LHA-STP diesels @ 240 hp each

Because this little 2 cyclinder 16 HP Yanny has worked
it's little butt off for me.. [img]/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

Are you going to have them mated with the Yanmar ZT350 sterndrives? Or with Mercruiser drives, or V-drives, or Arnesons, or what?
See the Yanmar BY series with the ZT350 drive
HERE

[GradySailfish]

Those 4LH series diesels were by some accounts the best small mechanical diesels ever made. Sadly, Yanmar no longer produces them due to emissions restrictions. I had a single 4LH-STE in my Fortier 26 and it was an outstanding engine. In my new Fortier 26 I have a 6LP-DTE, which is rated for 250hp and has 6 as opposed to the 4LH's 4 cylinders yet the 4LH pushed an identical boat about 2 knots faster at wide open.

Yanmar does however make a series of smaller, lighter and probably better performing diesels now that would be far better in your proposed I/O setup then the 4LH's would have been.

The 4BY and 6BY engines are both pretty impressive packages. I also woulden't discount the Volvo D-3 series as they too are lightweight high performance diesels.

They are all great, except for the price tags that go with them ! For that reason, maybe look into repowering with a single, yet more powerful engine.

Awesome project you are undertaking. I can't wait for when you start grinding and glassing part !

[NoBones]

This weekend little was done other then still
shoveling mulch and cutting and shucking everything.
Both I/O's are out now as well as both fuel tanks.
Another interesting thing was the trim tabs.
The plates sure look like Bennett's of which I
thought they were fixed, upon further inspection
on the inside transom were 12v motors that operated
the tabs.... Did Bennett start out as Trimatic?

Control on the fly bridge












Stainless water tank


Marinaire control


A/C Evaporator / condensing unit under helm.


Low hours...


Danforth compass


See ya, Ken

[gofastsandman]

At first I thought they might be an early smart tab, but they have actuators. Cool compass. Man, that`s a lotta mulch! AC in the bridge, how nice. Finally got out Sat for a nice Mutton.
Cheers,
GFS

[cdavisdb]

That Marineair control is about the earliest they made. I haven't seen one like that in a very long time.

[bobbert]

Those trim tabs look like early Lennar's. Had them on a 25' Bertram. You will notice they are HUGE by present day standards. That extra length makes the boat perform like a boat that is 2' longer. When I upgraded to modern smaller tabs performance suffered.
Good luck with project, Keep the pics coming.

[76Red18]

I bet it would be relatively easy to replace those actuators with Bennets

[zach]

What. A. Project.


Wow, best of luck.