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Diesels also require two fuel lines per engine--one going back to the tank.
Jeff
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John I think they changed thickness in hull skin when they went to the what I call "stepped bow" below the water line. early 1970's
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Doug I'm lookin in that price range your talkin about for that perkins for my cummins. There also is a guy in fla. that advertizes on Ebay the cummins 210 hp. completley rebuilt for $8500.00 w/ a 1 yr. warr. I also forgot to mention I use this boat to get to work many day's a week 8 mos. a yr. and spend several thousand dollars a yr. on fuel. P.S. doug I fill my need for speed and fishin w/ my 17 montaulk w/ 140 looper
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Dave I will take plenty of picks. for you If this goes through I think it will shear economics are driving me. You do the math 1 hr. round trip to work each day @12.6 gal. / hr. that's $35.00 / day
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I would never recommend diesel for a guy who just takes the family out on nice weekends. But daily use eight months out of the year is commercial use and there is no question in my mind that you should install a diesel.
A 210 hp Cummins will I suspect drive your boat well - my 32' does OK with 240 hp and my 28' had 100 hp. I still have the 100 hp motor, since the buyer restored the 28' to stock, but it sounds a little small for what you want. 100 hp is good for around 15 knots, fast enough for some.
Let me know what you decide. I have a long list of things I could have done better, perhaps I can save you some time....
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