23 Fish Machine repower advice
Hello BlackMan owners,
I have just both 23 Fish Machine in Kona with a worn D3 170 at 7300 hours. So I am going to repower the boat. My thought is to put a D4 225 with a due prop leg combo.
But I am also thinking of putting in a D6 because of the weight. It will also be 300 HP witch is twice what the boat has now.
My question is
1. Will the 23 footer hold the weight.
2. How is the Blackman 23 in following seas ( heaver engine better down sea ride )
3. This boat is 7 feet wide, Is this the right width I thought they were 8 feet wide or is that the 26 footer?
Just what I was looking for
Thanks Mike
That is what I needed. I will stick with the D4 225 hp and duel prop leg.
I was worried about the following seas that I have to go through when coming back from the day of fishing.
I just hope the boat will not breach that bad.
But I will Repower with the D4 package.
It’s crazy but you cannot don’t a Yanmar or Cummins Repower ship out here in Hawaii. They all want to put outboards on the boat.
Never agai will I use outboards. They just that twice the maintenance and fuel consumption was not all that great when I ran them.
Anyways thanks for the advise.
Eric