Planing Hulls with Twin Diesels...Economical? - Page 2

jm21 · 26-10-2009, 20:29

So, I've been looking for boats...feeling like kind of a traitor for looking at powerboats but I'd like to live aboard and they just provide a lot more amenities. I don't really have enough money to support a total gas hog though. OTOH, I live a decent ways away from most places I'd like to go and being able to do 10-20 knots would greatly expand my weekend destinations.

I've seen a few boats on craigslist recently with twin 110-175 hp engines, from 28' to 40'. I'm just kind of curious as to how well these boats work. The diesels seem to be about half the HP of similar boats with gas engines yet they are claiming to have about the same cruising speeds.

Are they a lot more economical than their gas counterparts?

Some examples of ads for faster cruisers:

TWIN DIESEL 20 KNOT CRUISE LOW HOURS

32' Bayliner Conquest, 1984, Twin Volvo Diesel Engines! Meticulous!

And slower more trawler-like ones:

BAYLINER MOTORYACHT 40'

1986 Bayliner 3270 Twin Diesel

26-10-2009, 20:29	#1
jm21 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Washington, USA Posts: 73	Planing Hulls with Twin Diesels...Economical? So, I've been looking for boats...feeling like kind of a traitor for looking at powerboats but I'd like to live aboard and they just provide a lot more amenities. I don't really have enough money to support a total gas hog though. OTOH, I live a decent ways away from most places I'd like to go and being able to do 10-20 knots would greatly expand my weekend destinations. I've seen a few boats on craigslist recently with twin 110-175 hp engines, from 28' to 40'. I'm just kind of curious as to how well these boats work. The diesels seem to be about half the HP of similar boats with gas engines yet they are claiming to have about the same cruising speeds. Are they a lot more economical than their gas counterparts? Some examples of ads for faster cruisers: TWIN DIESEL 20 KNOT CRUISE LOW HOURS 32' Bayliner Conquest, 1984, Twin Volvo Diesel Engines! Meticulous! And slower more trawler-like ones: BAYLINER MOTORYACHT 40' 1986 Bayliner 3270 Twin Diesel

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