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Showing posts with label re. Show all posts

Wednesday, 19 April 2017

Perkins 4108 re built engine for sale


Perkins 4108 marine engine rebuild


The Perkins 4108M diesel engine is one of the classic diesel engines, it was in production some thirty years and is found world wide, did I once read they use the same engine in London taxies and ice cream vans? They were still in production in 1992 and the records show that companies like Alfa, Hillman and VW used these engines as well.



We now have a spare engine which will be rebuilt using spares imported from England.



 We can offer it as a short motor or with the brand new  cylinder head in the picture, with serviced injectors and high pressure fuel pump, you can then remove the other parts from your own engine and fit them on to the rebuilt engine.



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This is a Perkins 4108M, its running and has done around 1900 hrs since new, it uses no oil between services and has been found to be very reliable. Suitable for yachts around 35ft to 50ft and also for work boats and power craft, the rated HP being between 45 to 50hp depending on the boats hull form and engine speed used.

The two black pipes on the right of the engine and supported by the stainless steel springs, are the supply and return to the boats calorifier and hot water system, run the engine for twenty minutes and you can have a nice hot shower with clean fresh water!

Prices will depend on what you want, we can even offer the heat exchanger system and also a Borg Warner Velvet Drive gear box, plus your existing Perkins 4108M may be taken in part exchange?
The engine is in the Cape Town area which is South Africa, we can deliver country wide.

Work started on this project  is now in process, the new piston rings and assembly gaskets are ready for fitting.

Contact me for options and pricing.

Roy

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Saturday, 25 March 2017

The Proteus 106 sailing catamaran has been re costed with surprising results!


We have been watching with ever larger eyes the rise in the cost of the BS1088 Okoume marine plywood, eventually we have reached the stage that the cost is what may be seen as too high?

Rick in Thailand sailing his own version of the Proteus 106, which has extended transoms with rudders under them.This boat was built from plans and not from a kit.

So we checked the prices and weights of the BS1088 Redwood plys, saw that price wise we were on a winner,then checked  with various yacht designers and asked can we use the Redwood plys on their kits?



In the case of the Proteus 106 catamaran, Angelo Lavranos came back and told us that the plys he used for calculations were 10% heavier than the okoume marine, so the Redwood would be fine for his design.

Using a really sharp pencil we work out the plys only kit and with the MDF removable stations panels included, plus the CNC works required on all 121 panels, we can now offer the panels kit for just R98,000 plus Vat for local buyers.

There is no Vat on exports, allow U$9949 for the kit at todays exchange rate (17/09/2013)

Plans are extra and cost NZ$4300 which are supplied direct from the designer.

There is a highly skilled wooden boat builder here in Cape Town who has done costings to build this boat to an in the water price. let me know if you need his contact details, you could be on the water for less than you think!


Roy

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