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Re: If you were starting all over, would you buy a Hatt with DD engines again??
Last edited by Captain Ralph; 02-02-2023 at 08:38 PM.
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02-03-2023 08:09 AM #52Senior Member
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Re: If you were starting all over, would you buy a Hatt with DD engines again??
A note on electronics. A guy in my marina had a new boat, don't remember the what engines, but it had an electronic engine module go. $12k for new module. Just sayin.
1980 53' Hatteras MY, Hull # 592
"Moon River" <-- Finally picked a name
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Re: If you were starting all over, would you buy a Hatt with DD engines again??
Pascal
Miami, FL
1970 53 MY #325 Cummins 6CTAs
2014 26' gaff rigged sloop
2007 Sandbarhopper 13
12' Westphal Cat boat
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Re: If you were starting all over, would you buy a Hatt with DD engines again??
I used to fish Marsh harbor for the month of June one year there was a mega yacht there at the end dock got talking to the crew. It had a a dead engine management computer in the MTU’s and they had be stranded for over a month. They still had charters flying in and entertaining them by running their intrepid to the local islands
"DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU READ OR HEAR AND ONLY HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE" - BEN FRANKLIN
Endless Summer
1967 50c 12/71n DDA 525hp
ex Miss Betsy
owners:
Howard P. Miller 1967-1974
Richard F Hull 1974-1976
Robert J. & R.Scott Smith 1976-present
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02-03-2023 01:38 PM #55
Re: If you were starting all over, would you buy a Hatt with DD engines again??
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Re: If you were starting all over, would you buy a Hatt with DD engines again??
For quite a few years, Detroits had a lock on most of the marine diesel market in the USA; there weren't a lot of other choices. While this may have held progress back a bit, it did allow the companies who marinized DDs to continually improve their products. They are probably the most reliable diesels every installed in boats.
And they do sound cool, especially the V12s.
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02-06-2023 06:59 PM #58Senior Member
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Re: If you were starting all over, would you buy a Hatt with DD engines again??
Absolutely. 1978 53’ YF. 8V-71TI’s. High hour by the way.
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02-06-2023 09:25 PM #59Senior Member
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Re: If you were starting all over, would you buy a Hatt with DD engines again??
I loved my '79 43C with its 435hp 6v92ta's. She was slow, and loved to drink, but very dependable. Just like the owner. And they'd light off the instant I touched the start button.
That said, I'd never go back now that I have Cummins QSM11s in my '86 45C. Faster and a lot less fuel consumption. I do miss the sound of the DDs.Everyone should believe in something - I believe I will go fishing - Henry David Thoreau
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02-07-2023 11:51 AM #60
Re: If you were starting all over, would you buy a Hatt with DD engines again??
Of course I would, they're some of the most reliable marine engines ever made. They're also about the only route left to good cheap boating with a big boat, their parts prices are very reasonable compared to CAT, MAN, or Cummins. The only downside is that you're certainly not winning any races at 16 knots. But given the overall calculus I think that's a good trade off.
I rebuilt my 8v71ti's last year rather than repowering. It cost about $70k for both engines. My logic was that repowering would cost more than double what the rebuilds cost and even if I did bite the bullet and do it, whatever modern engine I would replace them with was unlikely to provide the 30 years of trouble-free boating the DD's provided. In my case, the rebuilds were needed due to an idiot mechanic, it wasn't even the engines' fault.