Vessel Name: Tenacious
Engines: 6BTA 5.9 330's - "Seaboard Style"
Location: Long Island, NY
Country: USA
Good for you to find a boat in freshwater, that is a premium, especially in a situation where maintenance might not have been up to high standards. Up the Hudson I presume?
Single screw, right?
Be sure to take a lot of engine room pic, some close ups and some overall shots. Be sure not to miss the biggies – engine mounts, seawater pump, aftercooler, turbo, exhaust coming off the turbo, digital display, to name a few…
Get the engine serial number. Get the info off of the gear (tranny) tag.
Will this visit include a sea trial?
Request a cold start, meaning the engine sat at least overnight. Put your hands on the engine before they fire it up. Should feel the same temp as something like the seawater strainer.
Record the fuel burn throughout the rpm range, use intervals of 200 rpms, and go all the way to wide open throttle (WOT). Record %Load at WOT too. Keep an eye on coolant temperatures and see if they climb with increasing rpm’s.
Take note of fuel and water tankage levels to get an idea as to how heavy or light the boat is.
Ask for maintenance records. If the current owner is “hands off” as stated then he should have receipts for everything..
