Thank you sir. Nice layout, well suited sailing boat. My only comment is the tender, (which is a REAL nice one) I would like to see more diesel powered tenders as most if not all larger boats run on diesel and this would eliminate the need of two fuels, (one of which is more flammable, gasoline) this would give the owner operator ease of mind on refueling the tender or IF needed to fuel up the main boat as a ready reserve.
Weight, vibration, and noise are a few reasons diesels haven't been widely adapted for outboard motor use. Not to mention emmisions. Its hard to clean a diesel up enough to pass EPA regs
@@kobartlett Thank you for the response,but; general searches and the advent of diesel jet tenders would seem to refute your response. Possible, only possibly the weight issue could be considered. Vibration & noise are not seen as factors for these motors today due to advancement is design and engineering . As to emissions, the diesel motor emits less emissions than a gasoline power motor and as as such passes marine EPA easily, the additional advantage is maintenance/longevity, 1300 to 1500 hrs is normal for manufacture maintenance on gasoline while diesel is 5000hrs and up. The only disadvantage, in general is the size of the boats/ribs for tender use. In most cases the diesel tenders tend to be larger, this then requires a larger main vessel that is able to utilize a diesel tender, this is changing day by day.These answers I already knew, the question is more to why we don’t see them as much considering all the advantages of diesel over gasoline. I appreciate your response none the less.
So you do see tenders on the larger cats with diesel, such as the Williams tenders that use Yanmar diesel. That being said, it's way easier for a small boat to maintain a modern 4-stroke engine than an inboard diesel. Also, with diesel drive in most applications, you're looking at either jet drive or outdrive, which is less than ideal for a cruiser.
Dennis, I can send you the full details on the dimensions. Drop me an email. Wiley@CatamaranCentral.com I know exactly where you are, and how to make it happen.
