Bad Kitty 252 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Any one got any experience with Lombardini diesels and sail drives? Looking at the 40 hp model, and interested in wether they have any history of issues? Thanks, Meow Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 A good engine. Not sure about the SD, but I have not heard of any issues. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 We do have an ad for them, to your right. Link to post Share on other sites
Grinna 2 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 I'm lead to believe that the Lombardinis are marinised Kubota engines. They should be reasonably strong and things like oil filters can probably be purchased at tractor supply shops at a fraction of the price marine engineers will charge. Link to post Share on other sites
Bad Kitty 252 Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 Ta Squid, do you think they'll tell me if they are crap if I ring them of the ad? But yes I am quite keen on a couple, throw them in & lose 100kg's out of the boat compared to Yamnmar! Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Talkrd to a guy who had the 40 horse in a motor yacht and he raved about how quiet and civilised it was,. It was a Logan (think but not sure) t Napier. Beautiful thing. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Good luck with that Link to post Share on other sites
Fogg 427 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Wow! That's so cool. Most discussions about Yanmar replacements tend to be Beta vs Nanni? Never heard anyone consider one of these tho. Imagine how fast BK would go. Link to post Share on other sites
Atom Ant 0 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 You talking about the car or the woman? Link to post Share on other sites
Grinna 2 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 The lamborghini 12s are BIG engines .... you'd probably need to re-jig your engine rooms to stick them in Bad Kitty. Not to mention the extra fuel tankage you'd require to run them for any length of time. It'd be fun though Link to post Share on other sites
Bad Kitty 252 Posted May 30, 2012 Author Share Posted May 30, 2012 Focus boys focus!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 You talking about the car or the woman? Car / Car ? What car ? where's the car ? That'd make my boat go much faster especially if - my 'cheese & kisses' found out I'd had one - custom hand fitted. Ciao, james Link to post Share on other sites
Fogg 427 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Just to help with this extremely technical discussion here are a couple of alternative angles on this, errrr..... Lambo option. Amazing units for sure. Maybe I should think about this too? Link to post Share on other sites
marinheiro 352 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Back on subject, Murray Ross' cat had a couple of those engines so would be worth dropping him a line. Reading the Lomba specs and seeing aluminium head, indirect injection, overhead cam and rubber timing belt sounds very much like the VW Golf diesel i thankfully no longer have in my boat. Too many complications What's wrong with the grey engines? They are still the simplest thing around, maybe a pair of new sail drives to replace your problem ones (you could pick up the ZF units Nanni & Beta use) Link to post Share on other sites
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