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[sterling]

Today the second engine on his mounts,I had to cut a little fiberglass where the alternator on the left engine sits.
I was thinking to take a 1/4 inch alu diamont plate ,and weld a few braces to it ,so it could be mounted on the center stringer so we can walk ( crawl )on it along the engines if we need to be near the transom.

[JFM]

I have to say that is great looking. Keep it up!

[txriverrat2001]

OK - So you're moving it up 3" from factory location right?

[jeffswav]

OK - So you're moving it up 3" from factory location right?

Correct, I have done a ton of research on this and 5" is very conservative. A lot of boats come out of the factory at that height.

[sterling]

Correct, I have done a ton of research on this and 5" is very conservative. A lot of boats come out of the factory at that height.

Does it still provide enough bow lift when you raise the x dimension at that level ?
I guess you can,t go wrong here ,there,s always the possibility to add a spacer .

[jeffswav]

Does it still provide enough bow lift when you raise the x dimension at that level ?
I guess you can,t go wrong here ,there,s always the possibility to add a spacer .

I have post on both sw, oso and the baja site before I joined here. The topic is "What is your drive height?". A guy on SW "Man of War" gained 12MPH with a 3.25" raise from factory depth (very deep). He also romoved the inner strakes and wedges. I think he went from 57 to 69 MPH with a 26' Baja and a 454 Mag 385HP. I do not have inner strakes in the transum area and my wedges are out of the water. I would think a 6MPH gain (2mph per inch) is pretty common. With drive heights in the 4 to 5" range the boats run flatter and faster with less trim. Much safer at high speeds.

[eddie]

cool project

[baywatch]

Way cool. I want diesels and surface drives on my next boat... Heck maybe even on my current boat.

Did you find the engines and drives as a package deal?

[sterling]

I bought the Arneson drives off a Sealine 11 meter yacht,the customer had blew up several gearboxes,and was tired of waiting for replace/repair in the summer ,he decided to go for Volvo 435 hp and Duoprop packages.
The first Yanmar I bought locally at a Yanmar dealer with 800 hrs ,the second in Great Brittain with 1100 hrs,both engines were on a dyno to check them under full power,and both were around 430 hp on a hot day with no correction on the dyno.
The Yanmar dealer overhere has a dyno ,they were very helpfull and did a injector cleaning and presure test,valve adjustments ,new filters/oil/impellers,etc etc
Gearboxes are ZF, and came from Fabio Buzzi in Italy ,and have 2 gears , 1,30 ratio in 1 th gear ,and 1:1 in second gear.
Yesterday we did change the O rings/packings in the Arnesons ,they were having a minor leak at the ball socket ,it seems the retainer ring was not torqued at the specs by the formal owner,because we could turn the ring a full revolution before the final torque was applied.
I will post a few pics tonight

[tunnelvision69]

sweet project!!

[baywatch]

any updates?

[drpete3]

yes whats up with this project

[sterling]

The project is moving slow at the moment ,I,m busy with a few customers that I need to finish first,so I have not much time for the Baja ...
I,m hoping to start within 2 weeks ,I keep you guys updated with pics .
Its nice to hear you guys are asking about the progress on this project ,Thanks

[Tank]

The project is moving slow at the moment ,I,m busy with a few customers that I need to finish first,so I have not much time for the Baja ...
I,m hoping to start within 2 weeks ,I keep you guys updated with pics .
Its nice to hear you guys are asking about the progress on this project ,Thanks

It's a great project. I think you have many of us intreagued. Please keep us posted...and get back to it!!!

[baywatch]

It's a great project. I think you have many of us intreagued. Please keep us posted...and get back to it!!!

+1 I have contemplated going the diesel route with asd's so I can't wait to see your progress

[Real Baja]

Excellent work. Boat looks great as finished. Look forward to updates and finished project.

[JRalston]

Just found this and it is looking awesome!

[Steve H]

awsome project

[sterling]

Last week I installed both hatches on the deck ,and the alu rail in the center ,all is sealed and bolted in place ,the air intakes on both sides are bolted in ,now I am busy with the exhaust systems ,I had to make two 3/4 inch thick Stainless spacers that can clamp to each turbocharger ,from there I use 3 1/2 inch 316 stainless elbows and straith pipe for the inner tube ,and 4 inch 316 for the outer tube ,these are TIG welded in place.
I wanted to go up with the exhaust ,cause of the engines are so low mounted in the boat,that I wanted to be sure the water would not enter the turbo /engine when the engine is not running ,I use tips with inside flappers to avoid water surge .
I,m going to use a external 12 volt valve with a 1 inch hole on the bottem of each exhaust ,that is operated via the stop selenoid ,so when I press the engine stop button ,the valve would open to let all the water out of the exhaust system when the engine is shut off ,just to be sure if there is a leak in the future ,the water would not enter the engine .

[Bad Idea Baja]

So what dictated the routing of the exhaust? It looks in the pictures it would have been easier to just come off the turbo into another 45 offset from the centerline of the engines & shoot it out the hull where it is now. Like the port engine is set up.
I'm not sure if that makes sense in writing. I'm more of a finger pointer kind of guy.
I still think this is a cool project! I for one, can't wait to hear how it performs.