[Tim Flynn]

Bill Desmarais wrote:

Tim,

Bill D here.
Guy at my marina runs a 36 Luhrs Tournament with the same engines.
He never complains about performance.
Maybe not apples to apples with the Bertram but close.

IMO the owner’s numbers are off.

I’m sure you noticed already, but if not, Tony Athens who owns Seaboard Marine with his family is “just up the street from you” in Oxnard.

Keep us posted,

Bill D

Thanks for the insight Bill. Luhrs 36 is a bit lighter than the Bertram, but agreed, it is a good comparison. And I also agree that the owners numbers are likely off.

I would hope to involve Tony as much as possible in the process of inspecting this boat. Thanks so much for your help!

[Tim Flynn]

Rob Schepis wrote:

You will need to bring a handheld photo(laser) tach along. The data is only useful if it is accurate. Laser tachs are cheap and easy and something that adds great value to any boat owners tool bag. Especially if you’re in the market…

The CTA’s will do you just fine if setup right and you will have an enormous amount of “free fuel” to burn with the money you do not spend on a repower. If the current engines are healthy, IMO a repower makes zero sense and “zero cents”…

Good stuff. I will buy a Laser tach for the sea trial. Any particular brand you recommend?

With respect to the repower, I understand (and do agree) that on the face of it, a repower makes no sense (or cents). But this boat will be in charter and will need a repower in next 5 years anyway. So we are going to put the money in at some point.

Given that, it may make sense to do the repower sooner (next winter) so we can get more benefit from the better engines. That is why understanding the potential cost of a repower is so important. Pretty sure we do a Cummins repower if and when it made sense.

Thanks for your response! Very helpful

[Tim Flynn]

Thanks Glenn. Very good and helpful perspective. This boat is actually going to be used in fishing charter (4pack/6 pack) out of San Diego so fuel efficiency is critical to the business model. During peak times, we will be running the boat 30+ hours per week. In order to provide great customer service (reasonable speed to the fishing grounds) and competitive pricing, fuel efficiency really matters.

I do think it is possible to make this work with the 450C’s, but I still would like to explore the cost of a repower. We are going to have repower at some point in next 5 years anyway….

Thanks again for your response and feedback

[Tim Flynn]

Thanks Chris. We have not had a sea trial yet, so all my info is coming from the owner. We will need to sea trial to verify the RPMs at WOT and the RPMs required for 20 knots.

Let me know if you have thoughts on the cost and sensibility of a repower to get better efficiency, and less smoke/noise. Seems like the 450C’s should be fine, but owners info giving me some pause.

Thanks again

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