Engine Room Crawl Through

[@jasongrinnell1986]

Thank you for the video. A lot of good info. My wife and I are preparing to buy us a boat to live and travel on. Subscribed and looking forward to more videos.

[@cruising5to1]

Welcome aboard! I'll put out some new videos you will be interested in and should help with your boat buying experience.

[@leandrewwilliams554]

I did not know that. This is definitely a keeper video. Thank you.

[@cruising5to1]

Thank you!

[@marque7583]

Tnx's, I enjoyed your chat on the Detroit's.

[@cruising5to1]

Thanks for watching!

[@rusty9129]

Just found your channel - thank you for your video logs!! You are obviously a DD kinda guy, so you are the person to ask !! As a Cummins guy, I have read about the 4-53s and 4-71s as being really, really noisy ...that Hatteras didn't really do a great job with the exhaust . What is your experience and opinion on the noise level. I love the long range abilities of these LRCs but I'm hesitant about having to wear hearing protection everywhere on the boat!! LOL

[@cruising5to1]

Lol! Yes, these engines are louder than the Cummins, Cat or any 4 cycle engine for that matter, but no, they are no so loud you need ear protection anywhere on the boat but the engine room. The cockpit can be a bit loud, but not horrible. There's nothing like the sound of a Detroit! (Perhaps that's why Hatteras didn't muffle them much). And the reliability is great. These are fully mechanical ststems, no electronics whatsoever, so they are simple, simple, simple. Overhaul both engines where they sit over the weekend. You can't do that with any other engine! On a side note: my 6v92TA on the 48 Motoryacht were much quieter and still had that 2-cycle sound. But that's a completely different setup.

[@rusty9129]

@cruising5to1 Thanks for your timely reply!! Can you offer any words of wisdom on the 4-71 and 6-71? Years ago I had a motor home with a 60 Series...great engine!

[@cruising5to1]

@rusty9129 not really, except that so many of these engines were built and they were built for many, many years, that parts are plentiful. Facebook has a couple of DD groups that are very helpful, and I've learned a lot from them. I would keep an eye on these posts if you're considering a purchase.

[@felixramirez4801]

Great job on the walk thru . Alot of thing to maintain. Keep a log 🙂

[@cruising5to1]

I've got the log going, which includes the location of parts and maintenance items in the boat. I just hope I can figure out how everything works.

[@johnforeman4057]

Love the walk through. Thanks for taking time to produce the video. The major components are in the same location as our LRC, but of course there are many customizations over the past 45 years. Glad you are enjoying your time in MX.

[@jftopsfoerster4144]

What RMP are you running at peak speed? What is that speed? Just curious what you’re running the engines at to get your best knots.

[@cruising5to1]

Wide open throttle is 2300 RPM and that gets us about 9 knots I've been running her at 1500 RPM and that gets us about 6 to 7 knors. Cruising speed us 1800 RPM where I pick up another 1/2 knot, but the extra fuel cost doesn't support the faster speed IMHO

[@michaelsmith2078]

40 gallons of water per hour. I am as jealous as hell

[@cruising5to1]

We'll see how much the watermaker makes in practice once I get up and running.