[Public-List] clarification of earlier message: Gray Marine to Yanmar

[Tom Steele]

I believe the general rule of thumb for a diesel is 2HP/1000 lbs of displacement. Since the Alberg displaces slightly less than 10K lbs, a 20HP engine should do just fine.

On Thursday, November 08, 2007, at 04:57PM, "John Scott" <jcscott at cpsc.com> wrote:
>Hi All:
>
>In my earlier message I had intended to say that Rubicon had swapped  
>her engine for a 30 hp Yamnar (now the 3YM30), and that's what I was  
>thinking of doing (I mistakenly said the 3YM20).  Today I spoke with  
>Claude at Bay Shore Marine Engine, a Yanmar dealer in Annapolis).   
>Claude said that the "new" Yanmar 20 hp and 30 hp engines are the  
>same size and he sees no reason not to go with the 30.
>
>I already had one response from Alberg 30 Assn. member John Budington  
>who said that he successfully switched to the Yanmar 20hp and is  
>happy.  Has anyone gone with the 30?  If so, what do you think?
>
>Thanks again,
>
>John Scott
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