[C38] Any advice?

[Tom Troncalli]

I am amazed!!!  Great job!

Tom Troncalli
Previous owner #95





On 6/24/2015 1:15 PM, Michelle wrote:
> We have been in the process of a full restoration of #110 Dulcinea 
> since purchasing her in September 2013. All systems have been 
> replaced. When we tacked the engine, we decided to go with a full 
> rebuild of the original 5424 instead replacing with a new one. Bill's 
> Marine (Bill Ingle) did a fantastic job here in the SF bay for a 
> fraction of the cost of a new engine and install. We replaced all the 
> fittings, filters, wiring, gushed and also pulled the old metal gas 
> can, glassed in a new cradle and put in a smaller 24 gal Moeller poly 
> tank. She's good as new (in fact <20 hours) and will last us another 
> 30 years.
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> MD
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> Michelle Diaz, BSN, RN
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> On Jun 23, 2015, at 22:12, Patrick Harpole <1derful at comcast.net 
> <mailto:1derful at comcast.net>> wrote:
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>> Pictures would be helpful
>> Thanks
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>> On Jun 23, 2015, at 4:13 PM, Max soto <maxsoto at gmail.com 
>> <mailto:maxsoto at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>>> Hi Patrick,
>>> I just installed a 40hp Yanmar 3JH4E.
>>> Same height and and width, but 2" shorter and 40 pounds lighter than 
>>> the old universal 5424.
>>> The muffler and exhaust hose also had to be replaced for a 3" 
>>> diameter and I also moved the engine 2" forward..
>>> At the end,  the waterline on the stern raised 3/4"..
>>> The engine bed had to be raised a little bit on the front, but that 
>>> will have to be made for any new engine, because of the weird three 
>>> mount configuration of the original Universal 5424..
>>>
>>> This was the only choice that I had here in Costa Rica, but a 35hp 
>>> Betamarine, or Universal seems like a good choice...  Both use the 
>>> same Kubota block, and are way lighter and smaller than our current 
>>> engines.. That will add for more space on the sides for maintenance....
>>>
>>> If you need some pics, just ask..
>>>
>>> Hope this helps!
>>>
>>> Max Soto A.
>>> +506-8312-1367
>>> Alajuela, Costa Rica
>>>
>>> On Jun 23, 2015, at 14:59, 1derful at comcast.net 
>>> <mailto:1derful at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> My Universal engine overheated.  Marine mechanic doesn't know if it 
>>>> is the head gasket, the head or the block.
>>>> Expensive in labor to replace head gasket.  If it ends up being the 
>>>> head they can try and fix it but I still have a 30 year old engine.
>>>> I am thinking of replacing engine.
>>>> Any thoughts?
>>>> Patrick
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>> MD
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