the leadman
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any one done this in the past ? wots the best engines to use and how much will it cost for bits ?
marinising engines
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kingcod deano
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never did it before but have heard of ford transit engines being used alot
mark
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I scanned a magazine article in and stuck it on the blog:
http://bf494.co.uk/assets/ford_lehman_2715_marinisation.pdf
tells you everything thats involved. based on the a ford cargo 6D lump
http://bf494.co.uk/assets/ford_lehman_2715_marinisation.pdf
tells you everything thats involved. based on the a ford cargo 6D lump
the leadman
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ta mate seams priy easy to do. well thats te thory
what vessel are you thinking of doing,:question
ne thing for sure what ever help advice you will get it on herethe leadman
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a 17ft dory hull. its a blank hull at the momnet so a projecet for me . looking for a engine around 40-50 hp. il be suer to take picks as it come along and post them
kingcod deano
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looking at the costs of marinising an engine wouldnt you be better off buying a second hand outboard
the leadman
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been thinking that but is a bit of a faff wen the boat is on te mooring luging a out board on and off
open it up and it jolly nearly sunk the rear 10 ft
the leadman
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well a coble is a displacement hull lol . been offered a 15hp inbourd all ready to go for 300 so may just bo for that. just need propelers now and a drive shaft
Get in touch with Freedom-Marine down in Kent, they have been marinising engines for a lot of years. I am sure the guy there would give you all the advice you need, what can and cant be marinised. Myself and Jim Turbo have had engines/marinised from him and hes spot on and prices OK.
Hope this helps, good luck ! ! !
Hope this helps, good luck ! ! !
mark
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a dory hull is unlikely to be built for a shaft so you'd end up needing a leg as well....
but you might be able to fit a stern tube, depends on how much keel you've got to play with and how far back it goes...
and the transom probably isn't built to hold a leg either
and you're also going to need a rudder!
but you might be able to fit a stern tube, depends on how much keel you've got to play with and how far back it goes...
and the transom probably isn't built to hold a leg either
and you're also going to need a rudder!
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the leadman
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ta mate just sent them a emaill :yltype:
kingcod deano
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simple solution is to do what i have which is bolt the engine to the transom then take a grinder and round the bolts off so no one can nick it easy if you need to take the engine off just grind the bolt heads off
the leadman
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so you think i may be best jut sticking with a outbourd? . dean it anit that simple on are moorings there will just cut the transam off
kingcod deano
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it cant be that bad there mate or you could try getting one of these
South Cumbria police launch initiative to deter boat thieves
also i would imagine it would be pretty hard to cut the transom in the water then try to lift it ashore probs could be done with a dinghy but would take a long time and if the outboard you are putting on looks old and tatty they wont even bother trying
South Cumbria police launch initiative to deter boat thieves
also i would imagine it would be pretty hard to cut the transom in the water then try to lift it ashore probs could be done with a dinghy but would take a long time and if the outboard you are putting on looks old and tatty they wont even bother trying
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mark
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it'll be no easy task. if the keel extends all the way to the transom, there'll be no cut out for a prop, you could stick the prop right out the back, but then there'll be no room for a rudder.
on a dory hull the keel won't be that deep anyway, so you'll only be able to fit a teeny prop - whcih will be be difficult to match to the engine and box
only easy way to fit an inboard to a dory would be to use a leg and massively re-inforce the transom, but the combined weight of engine box and leg will probably be too much for the boat
by the time you bought all the bits and spent ages getting it together, it would be cheaper and easy to sell the boat and buy an inboard one already I reckon
on a dory hull the keel won't be that deep anyway, so you'll only be able to fit a teeny prop - whcih will be be difficult to match to the engine and box
only easy way to fit an inboard to a dory would be to use a leg and massively re-inforce the transom, but the combined weight of engine box and leg will probably be too much for the boat
by the time you bought all the bits and spent ages getting it together, it would be cheaper and easy to sell the boat and buy an inboard one already I reckon
the leadman
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thanks mark will just stick with a outbourd . mite jsut get one of those covers pmsl
