[Alberg30] VW Diesel Engine

[rwagner1]

A friend of mine had a 32' boat built in South America equipped with a VW
diesel and a heat exchanger. It ran very smooth and was extremely reliable.

FYIW

Dick Wagner
----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 10:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Alberg30] VW Diesel Engine


> I am so glad to see marine people have picked up on this great engine. I
have
> a Yanmar in my A30 and no problems. But I own a VW Diesel Beetle which I
LOVE
> and you are right. The engine runs like a clock. 2800 to 3200 rpm (85-95
mph)
> hour after hour after hour. At 1800, its just coasting. Now I'm talking
about
> the new TDI. Could anyone here be talking about the old Diesel from the
70s
> Rabbit which you can get rebuilt? I imagine the new engine is much lighter
> and more reliable, but a lot more expensive. What are the actual weight,
> horsepower figures on it? Where do you get the transmission to go with it?
> Obviously the auto tranny is not suitable.
> Does anyone know the company that sells the marine package?
> Paul
> Ashwagh #23
>
> In a message dated 3/21/2003 9:26:45 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> marmei_v at pathcom.com writes:
>
> > Subj: Re: [Alberg30] VW Diesel Engine
> >  Date: 3/21/2003 9:26:45 PM Eastern Standard Time
> >  From: <A HREF="mailto:marmei_v at pathcom.com">marmei_v at pathcom.com</A>
> >  Reply-to: <A
HREF="mailto:public-list at alberg30.org">public-list at alberg30.org</A>
> >  To: <A
HREF="mailto:public-list at alberg30.org">public-list at alberg30.org</A>
> >  Sent from the Internet
> >
> >
> >
> > No offence taken.....engine is not heavy compared to other engines and I
am
> >
> > serious because I have seen one installed in a 32,27 and a 36 footer.
They
> > run like precision clocks year after year. ..self bleeding and cheap
> > replacement parts.....compared to a Volvo.You need power when sailing
and
> > motoring in currents of the west coast.
> >
> >
> > At 11:20 AM 3/21/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> > >No offense, but your not serious about a VW engine in the A30 are you?
> > >It's way too much power and too heavy.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Mike Lehman
> > >"Gilleleje" #505
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >----Original Message Follows----
> > >From: Villo Marmei <marmei_v at pathcom.com>
> > >Reply-To: Alberg 30 public list <public-list at alberg30.org>
> > >To: public-list at alberg30.org
> > >Subject: [Alberg30] VW Diesel Engine
> > >Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 10:52:37 -0500
> > >
> > >Fellow Albergers
> > >
> > >I would like to know if any one of you out there has any
> > >information  about a company in the US that  makes and sells the
> > >Volkswagen Diesel Engine package for boats. I heard that this
> > >company  supplies the whole marine Package with  the proper Marine
Cooling
> >
> > >system and Transmission. No radiator involved.
> > > The VW engine is very reliable.Runs for years and years without any
> > >problems and has more HP than the existing engines now available. It is
> > >also small and fits into our kind of a boat  A-30.  I run a Volvo Penta
> > >MD7A and I am playing with the idea of a new VW installation.
> > >A friend of mine bought a VW write off wreck from an insurance company
> > >(back end smashed right up to the dashboard) and installed the engine
in
> > >his 32' aluminum Robersts that he built himself.....he also made the
> > >cooling conversion from car to marine. My friend passed away and the
boat
> > >is somewhere in Argentina.
> > >Villo Marmei
> > >AHTI # KC 618
> >
>
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