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  1. Seen a number of those Van de Stadt with four stroke out boards, as you say with a good rise and fall outboard bracket you will be fine (and a long shaft ob) Electric only good if you dont have a timetable - ever.
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  2. Outboards on the transom can work ok for manoeuvring in sheltered waters. They have some problems in a chop and pushing against wind and tide. The first is that they can lift the prop from the water if not mounted pretty low, as the ends of the boat tend to see-saw over waves. They are not rev governed and will over rev if this happens. Next is prop size. A small outboard cannot spin a prop of the size that the diesel will - it simply doesn’t have the torque. Torque is what pushes thru the waves/tide/wind etc. this is why the boat was designed for a diesel. So, if it were me, and
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  3. We have some nice 5kw (replaces a 10hp diesel) electric motors going cheap ($3000) which would drop in to replace your existing diesel. Definitely the best option if you keep it in a marina where you can plug it in. On a mooring it depends how often you use it but solar panels can easily provide enough power unless you use it on consecutive cloudy days. An outboard will get dunked under water and/or the prop will come out of the water in big waves on a lee shore, just when you really need it to perform. Inboard of any kind is much, much better.
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  4. As the fuel pump is ok most of these small diesels are easy to work on.
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  5. Agree with IT, not to mention noise in the cockpit while underway, battery recharging.
    1 point
  6. all done and working. The rudder went back on in the water more easily than expected. This is how we did it; Pin thru the top of the rudder shaft, no overlap, so the shaft can still be fed thru the bearings. Pin an interference fit, so it does not move. Rope loop on the pin, then thru the water, thru the rudder tube, tied off so I don't lose it! Another line fed thru the loop, doubled so it can be removed when needed. Shorten the lines so only about 1m of slack... Push the rudder off the dock by boat. With the stock held at about a meter below the surface, the rudde
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  7. Thank You booboo! Yeah covid has thrown an enormous spanner in the works re any sailing plans, been stuck in Italy for over a couple of years now. Pretty disappointed to say the least with Cindy's treatment of 'us other million' left outside, but wont pollute these pages with that diatribe. I finally won a ticket in the MIQ lotto so heading back in Feb! Making some outrageous plans already hahaha, not least a ton of upkeep on this fabulous yacht. Thanks for your kind words.
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