bill209
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Aug 17, 2023
- Messages
- 33
I am in the process of purchasing a trawler from Canada and will be importing it into the US. I believe the engine is original, or at least similar to the original, and given its age should qualify as an exception to the EPA emission standards. I spoke to the EPA today to make sure it would qualify and the response was yes as long as you can prove its manufacture date.
I contacted American Diesel, who is always incredibly helpful, and they noted that Lehman Power went out of business in 1991 and would therefore not be able to provide any documentation when the engine was sold to the boat manufacturer. They very considerately offered that if I could give them a proper serial number for the engine, they may could provide some verification when the engine itself was manufactured, but that lacks official certification and may not prove useful.
So the second problem I have is that the serial number I got from the survey, which I believe was pulled off the tag from the engine, was a nine digit number beginning with zero. This is not a valid Ford 120hp diesel serial number. Does anyone recognize this type of number, could it be the Lehman serial number? I will be contacting the sales broker tomorrow to see if there’s any documentation on the boat that shows the actual serial number of the engine.
Does anyone have any experience importing a trawler (or other old boat) into the United States from another country? What kind of proof does customs need to verify the age of the engine?
FWIW, the engine is a Ford Lehman120 HP 2751E.
I’m so panicky right now. =:O
I appreciate any advice you can offer.
Bill
I contacted American Diesel, who is always incredibly helpful, and they noted that Lehman Power went out of business in 1991 and would therefore not be able to provide any documentation when the engine was sold to the boat manufacturer. They very considerately offered that if I could give them a proper serial number for the engine, they may could provide some verification when the engine itself was manufactured, but that lacks official certification and may not prove useful.
So the second problem I have is that the serial number I got from the survey, which I believe was pulled off the tag from the engine, was a nine digit number beginning with zero. This is not a valid Ford 120hp diesel serial number. Does anyone recognize this type of number, could it be the Lehman serial number? I will be contacting the sales broker tomorrow to see if there’s any documentation on the boat that shows the actual serial number of the engine.
Does anyone have any experience importing a trawler (or other old boat) into the United States from another country? What kind of proof does customs need to verify the age of the engine?
FWIW, the engine is a Ford Lehman120 HP 2751E.
I’m so panicky right now. =:O
I appreciate any advice you can offer.
Bill