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Why not get rid of your diesel? You would have more roon inside. Why would you want an outboard anyway?
Why not get rid of your diesel? You would have more roon inside. Why would you want an outboard anyway?
outboard is not a good choice.
fix the inboard and have what you need. the outboard is hard to handle hard to mount hard to keep in the water hard to keep out of the water hard to keep from being stolen, it does a pretty poor job on a 30 footer and burns to much explosive fuel. your insurance company wont like it either. fix your motor. or sail home.
fix the inboard and have what you need. the outboard is hard to handle hard to mount hard to keep in the water hard to keep out of the water hard to keep from being stolen, it does a pretty poor job on a 30 footer and burns to much explosive fuel. your insurance company wont like it either. fix your motor. or sail home.
Not a bad consideration for NY Harbor.
Being dead in the water in the traffic of NY Harbor is not a situation to be taken lightly. On the other hand installing an outboard motor on a 30 foot boat is costly and cumbersome. I would invest my money in rebuilding the inboard diesel and insuring it is in tip top running shape. I clean my filters, water separator, change oil, cooling hoses and impeller regularly. Every time will check for starter performance and noises and monitor alternator output. In years that I have been sailing have never had a diesel engine fail me. I know is not a matter of "if" but of "when" but just work the ods on your favor. Other sailors have listed the drawbacks of out board engines.
Being dead in the water in the traffic of NY Harbor is not a situation to be taken lightly. On the other hand installing an outboard motor on a 30 foot boat is costly and cumbersome. I would invest my money in rebuilding the inboard diesel and insuring it is in tip top running shape. I clean my filters, water separator, change oil, cooling hoses and impeller regularly. Every time will check for starter performance and noises and monitor alternator output. In years that I have been sailing have never had a diesel engine fail me. I know is not a matter of "if" but of "when" but just work the ods on your favor. Other sailors have listed the drawbacks of out board engines.
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