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Diesel repower and drive considerations

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selene:
Great advice on relocating the oil filter.  <sigh> I wish I could relocate the impeller, which is almost inaccessible for me - making a 10-minute change a 1-hour job!

And if you do decide to swap out the engine, try and put aside some time for getting to some of those hard-to-reach places, e.g the fuel tank, steering, etc., maybe repaint the engine compartment. Maybe even soundproof it - mine is not, and is NOISY!

FWIW my boat was repowered with a Westerbeke 3b3.  I don't have a lot of experience living with Yanmar or Beta, so cannot compare directly, but the Westerbeke has worked for me so far, seems a good powerplant.  Incidentally, do heed Ed (Dolce Vitas)'s advice; there is a lot to be said for rebuilding the A4.  I could fix that puppy in my sleep, but learning diesel mechanics - especially when you need to be double jointed and have 6 foot arms to reach anything - is challenging at times!!

Good luck.

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