Bayliner 2455

fergus1001

would it be worth while getting an older bayliner with a busted engine and empowering it with a diesel engine (thinking isuzu trooper 3.1 engine marinised or similar) planning to use it for the odd weekend on lough derg

fergal.b

You would be better off getting a long block of the engine thats in it "probably a 5.7 mercruiser" https://marineparts.ie/?subcats=Y&pcode_from_q=Y&pshort=Y&pfull=Y&pname=Y&pkeywords=Y&search_performed=Y&q=long+block&dispatch=products.search that way all your hoses, engine mounts, electrics, bellhousing and gearbox will match up and you will have a true marine engine with a warranty for more or less the same price of fitting an old truck engine.





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fergus1001

fergal.b wrote:

that way all your hoses, engine mounts, electrics, bellhousing and gearbox will match up and you will have a true marine engine with a warranty for more or less the same price of fitting an old truck engine.

I suppose just to throw it in I was thinking of changing the out drive to a diesel one, I'm thinking of doing this purely because of the fuel consumption of those mercruisers

fergal.b

If you don't use it at full tilt the V8's aren't too bad where you will be pushing a 3Lt to get the same speed, I also believe they are bring in a new law where you can only use road diesel in a boat no more of the cheep stuff



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fergus1001

fergal.b wrote: »

If you don't use it at full tilt the V8's aren't too bad where you will be pushing a 3Lt to get the same speed, I also believe they are bring in a new law where you can only use road diesel in a boat no more of the cheep stuff



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when are they setting up the checkpoints out on the lakes :pac:

I dont mind loosing speed as long as it can plane and be reasonably economical ie. give you more range with a tank of fuel

fergal.b

From the first of January https://afloat.ie/sail/cruising/item/41372-prohibition-on-use-of-marked-gas-oil-on-personal-pleasure-craft




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Ubbquittious

Is this something d'EU is making them do or of their own volition?

If you had a removable tank the 5.7 could possibly be got to run on LPG. be a nice project to convert one

fergus1001

Ubbquittious wrote:

Is this something d'EU is making them do or of their own volition?

as far as I know d'EU have been after the government for years over this but I doubt there will be anything in the way of enforcement to be honest