dannyc1234...
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 4:50am
Post Subject:
2 engines rather than 1
Tony
Thank you for your extensive answer. Apologies for the delayed response (been doing a lot of reading up).
Indeed, as you suggest using 2 engines would be quite a headache.
As for my reasoning, ..... yes I'm quite new to this, .... so before I go and spend several tens of thousands and 6 months of my life, ... then I should explore all the options, even some slightly unconventional ones. I wouldn't want to get it all done, then find out I could have done a, b or c.
For the record, I have obtained/reserved a mooring and it's 48' x 12'. So it might take a very long time to find a boat, meeting my fit out requirements, and of that exact size.
It will be a live aboard, so naturally I want to maximise space. I'm trying to reduce the size of the engine compartment. Te length of the engine is then a major factor here. Thus the idea of maybe using 2 smaller (and shorter) engines to be able to squeeze down the length of the engine compartment (and thus increase the size of the cabin)
I most certainly intend to get everything done 'by the book' so to speak and implement best practice throughout.
I did consider it (the 2 engines option) to be a bit of a long shot, ... but sometimes these things are worth a quick look around to see if it's possible! I must admit I was only hoping for a quick something along the lines of 'well that's not really of any use' or maybe 'yes there are a couple of examples here and here'
I perhaps was not aware of your sense of thoroughness (for which I thank you good sir!). As for the design, I do have a background in architectural design/construction (buildings not boats, and have done a fair amount of CAD, liaising with M&E engineers, fabricators and so on. Plus, if I'm going to be living on it for some time, I much prefer to know how it's all been put together and what equipment/systems are used.
Well, thank you again for your comments, .... I'll post my slightly unconventional design/proposal for a bow thuster in another topic!
Regards