E32 Repowering
Date: June 24, 2001 All you repowered E32ers - I've been reading that it's not a good idea to overpower using a diesel. That it should run at 80% capacity to ensure long life and reliability. What's your take on this? Date: June 26, 2001 I repowered my 1976 E32 in 1994 with a Westerbeke 30B three-cylinder 27 HP diesel, and it has been wonderful -- quiet, easy to maintain, and very powerful with a three-blade prop. I recommend that you look into this option. Date: June 26, 2001 Our 1982 E32 has the 3GM in it. It's rated 22.5hp at 3400rpm I believe. We cruise at 6 to 7 knts at 2500 to 2800 rpm in calms, 4 to 5 knots in heavy seas. I wouldn't say the 3GM is overpowered for the boat as you can see by our speed in weather. We have a 16"x12" 2-balde prop and am considering going down to a 15"x13" feathering prop to increase the hull-to-prop clearance and to reduce propwalk in reverse. I think they like to factor a 10-15% power loss when switching from fixed to feathering. If the 3GM will fit, I'd go with it. FYI: newer engines are smaller Date: June 27, 2001 The 20 hp Yanmar on our '79 E32 has been plenty of power for all our adventures. If repowering I'd try for 20 again rather than going up to 27. Date: July 2, 2001 My 1976 E32 has been repowered using a 24 hp, 3 cyl, Yanmar diesel. When the engine is turning about 2000 or more there is a rather strong pull to port, about 2-1/2 pounds to port at the wheel diameter. Other than that all works great. Date: July 2, 2001 Hi Paul, I'm Billy. Julie and I just finished a refit on our E-32 and we chose to go with the 27 hp Yanmar, because like you say it should run at 80% capacity to live long and prosper. We found we could get more power from the 27 without ever getting close to the upper limit on RPM's. This makes a big difference when you are caught in a storm and need that power. I can give you a for instance, we took our E-32 out in the fringe of a hurricane, and didn't come in until the lightning started dancing on the water. By that time the wind was up and we were trying to get into the slip with a cross wind. With the 27 it was a snap, we didn't even so much as rub a piling.I hope you get the same satisfaction from your's as we are getting from ours.
From: Paul Ness nesspa@nyc.rr.com
I'm having difficulty deciding whether it's a good idea to put the 18 or 27hp Yanmar engine in my 1976 Endeavour 32. The original 12hp was way too little and sounded a bit like "The African Queen."
From: David Read Barker drbarker@monitorinternational.org
From: Paul Uhl endvr32@endeavourowners.com
From: Bill Gillette William.Gillette@med.va.gov
From: Jim McMordie jim.mcmordie@marconi.com
From: Billy Vance and Julie Roberts Meadolninnn@aol.com
