Repower 28 Albemarle

[Kristop]

Hi I have a 28 Albemarle with a single KAD 300 and DPG with jackshaft and the engine requires rebuild.An obvious choice to repower would be a D6 with new drive.
Would a Cummins Recon QSB 5.9 be made to work easily as an alternative? … or?
Thanks.

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[donald roth]

Cummins motors eat Volvo outdrive s for breakfast, lunch, an dinner.
Too few revs and way too much torque make it a bad combination.
Even with Volvo engine-Volvo outdrive combinations they do not hold up well when used hard.
If you’re dead set on Cummins power, a V-drive or straight shaft configuration might be preferable to stern drive.

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Kristop

[Tony Athens]

Konrad, as outdrives go are good but expensive………………. But they will work well with the Cummins products thru the QSB 400-ish engines if tired of the Volvo engines/drives..

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Kristop

[Kristop]

Seems that I will need to upgrade to DPH or DPI with a D6 anyway.
Perhaps a Cummins with a Konrad may be a solution.
Have no idea about Konrad drives.

[Tony Athens]

Maybe or mayde not would a Cummins product work for you….HP is not the issue, it’s the RPM you need to run at current to get your desired cruise speed……..Basically a 370 Diamond, set up right can run at 2600-2800 RPM and I’m not sure it that will make you fast enough.. ……..Your D-6 likes to cruise at 2800-3200 RPM.. Sure you can add more prop, but then, will the outdrive hold up?

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