"rigdent" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >I know that a bit like asking how long is a piece of string but I > would be interested to hear why people have fitted new engines to > their boats and how the job went. > > For example if you changed your engine how many hours did it have on it. > > Was the decision to change brought about by a catastrophic failure, > other shortcomings or just on the number of hours run ? > > Was the engine changeover a simple process and how long did it take > > Were there issues with aligning the new engine and matching it to the > gearbox and prop combination. > > Were you able to sell the old engine ? and did you get much for it ? > I understand that Ownerships change their engines out on a regular basis.
If you change like for like it should all go OK and if the engine is worn out then I would have thought the gearbox would be in the same state. I have broken a box but not an engine. Brian
