Hi, my newport 28 had a bad winter with high humidity (esp due to backed up drain + over dripping stuffing box + no shore power/heat) in the engine compartment which has led to some pretty serious corrosion across much of the lower half of the Universal M18 - just looking at the cost of replacement parts to make good is likely to run into the thousands for the parts alone. The front mount, the prop coupling and the dipstick are looking fragile plus plenty of other bolts heads that i question whether can be unscrewed.
I see a vetus M2.18 retails around $2700 USD - has anyone tried replacing the universal M18 with one of these in a N28II? The footprint is fairly similar but the shape is different enough to make me question whether it would fit well.
A second option would be a partial rebuild of the engine - it runs fine, but with so much paint on the bottom peeled away its only going to get worse.
I guess a 3rd option would be to leave the engine in place and try to replace all servicable parts / bolts and coat any exposed and corroded metal with some sort of preservative - of course the access ranges from great to diabolical in the N28 and parts like the front mount would require at very least the engine to be fully disconnected and lifted - at which point, would it not be easier to pull it all the way out and go for option 2?
Any thoughts or general advice would be most welcome, thanks!
I see a vetus M2.18 retails around $2700 USD - has anyone tried replacing the universal M18 with one of these in a N28II? The footprint is fairly similar but the shape is different enough to make me question whether it would fit well.
A second option would be a partial rebuild of the engine - it runs fine, but with so much paint on the bottom peeled away its only going to get worse.
I guess a 3rd option would be to leave the engine in place and try to replace all servicable parts / bolts and coat any exposed and corroded metal with some sort of preservative - of course the access ranges from great to diabolical in the N28 and parts like the front mount would require at very least the engine to be fully disconnected and lifted - at which point, would it not be easier to pull it all the way out and go for option 2?
Any thoughts or general advice would be most welcome, thanks!