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  1. J

    SideShift Stern Thruster......

    I appreciate your insights guys. I'll be contacting the people at Side-Shift for their advice. My plan is to have a thruster installed in the Spring. Thanks again Jim
  2. J

    SideShift Stern Thruster......

    I'm considering a Side-Shift unit so your experience is valuable. What model Side-Shift did you install? The 12 volt 340 or the 24 volt 350? For comparison, I have a 40 foot, 26,000 lb displacement trawler. I'm wondering if the Side-Shift will have enough power for me. Will appreciate any...
  3. J

    Used 1986 8kw Westerbeke

    Westerbeke Generator Marine Trader, I have a boat under contract that has a Westerbeke 8kw Generator that doesn't generate power. The deisel runs but the generator doesn't produce current. Do you have the model number of your unit? I may be able to either swap heads or generators. My email is...
  4. J

    Buying our first trawler

    Thanks everyone for your replies.* I became a member at Boatdiesel.com and I am studying their forum info on perkins engines.* Thanks for all your advise.* I think I'll wait until I can find a boat with a nonturbo engine so that I can run it at displacement speeds without gunking it up.* Thanks...
  5. J

    Buying our first trawler

    We are sailors moving up to a trawler and have located a great boat but I am concerned about its engines.* It is a 1981 with original Perkins turbocharged ST6.3544M engines that have almost 3000 hours on them.* I'm concerned about a possible future replacement of the turbos in view of the high...
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