I would have recommended Yanmar, for parts and service availability, worldwide. That was before commonrail fuel injection. Now, a lightning strike can leave you with a $10,000 repair bill, besides you

That would be great. I do t think the mechanically injected ones are available in the US....not sure, though. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Mechanical fuel injection is very reliable. It only needs clean fuel, and the lubricaring qualities of the fuel will keep the system happy for many years. Commonrail fuel injection was developed to sa

Much of the expense is the labor involved, so the 50% component of the motor, isn’t so much. Also, you don’t rebuild everything. Some components will still be original. Are you going to rebuild the HP

We have a D.3 110 also. Our previous boat had a Yanmar without Turbo our common rail. It was every bit as smooth and quiet as our D3. Never had a sensor issue. Clean fuel is all it needed. To me, ther

Good point. I find that at about 10 years of good use, the sails are too baggy to furl well in the mast. Time to restitch, or replace. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Heat? ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Our new Volvo Penta D-3 has 4.48 bar at 1800 rpm. You might be OK. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

It’s a 2019 motor. “i “? ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

From what I can tell, and the documentation is spares on this, we have a D3-110i-H Does that make any sense? ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Won’t running over 56-58 bar affect the membrane life? Off hand do you know the pressure range specs for the membrane? I run ours at the low end of the green, thinking I’m being safe. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Specs online are max pressure 69 bar/1000 psi. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt A50#27

SS chain has a lower WLL and is a bit more brittle than galvanized high test (G40) ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Thanks Bill, After I asked, I figured I’d man-up and search for myself. I found the exact page you posted. I guess it’s safe to run a bit higher pressure. The WM will shut off if the pressure goes too

Fire Fly doesn’t care if stored at 50% SOC ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Had them on my previous boat. Excellent! ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

We have the Ultra 45. Best anchor yet after owning a Rocha and Delta before that. And we did have the 42 kn squall at anchor and didn’t budge. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt A50/#27

If it’s anything like our 50, there is a lever on the pressure switch plumbed into the fresh water pump. Turn the breaker on, then lift the lever. The pump should start. This might or might not prime

Bill, my fw pump isn’t self priming. It’s easy to prime, but needs help if the lines go empty. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Yes, ~~~⛵️~~~Matt