[Public-List] Diesel conversion

[John Riley]

John Birch wrote:
> Has anybody looked to see if an older Westerbeke Panther
> remanufactured engine would fit an A-30. They are 25hp, 4 cyl.,
> basically the little brother to the much vaunted 4-107, which was an
> upgrade offering for the A-37.
>
> We have a guy in our marina who put in a rebuilt Panther in his
> powerboat - nice engine.
>
> Best
>
> John
>

It seems to me that 25 HP is a lot of HP for an A-30.  That's over 5
HP/ton, which is far more than most recommendations.

Isn't 10-15 HP generally found to be adequate for an A-30?

-- 
John S. Riley
S/V Gaelic Sea
1972 Alberg 30 #521


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