[TheForge] costs of ownership question

[terry l. ridder]

hello;

homes and cars tend to be money pits
boats and ships tend to be money blackholes.

;-)

On Tue, 11 Sep 2012, Ries Niemi wrote:

> I would agree there is nowhere near enough info to know much about this-
> but I do know that boats, especially big ones, are just plain expensive.
> My buddy runs two tenders in Alaska, which are basically big floating
> fridges- and so, on each one, there are at least a half dozen GM diesels.
> And he is constantly rebuilding an engine or two. 500 hours sounds way
> out of line, though, as if something else is really wrong.
>
> But I would guess part of your problem is you have old ships, with decades
> of patches, switcheroos, hybrids of old and new tech, and half assed fixes.
> If you were building a new boat from scratch, then yes, you could intelligently
> look at cost of ownership for various power plants and propulsion systems.
> But you are stuck with what will fit, and what will integrate with what you
> have.
> I sure am no diesel marine engine expert, but I am sure there are some out
> there, who could tell you what is the best unit today. Of  course, they
> will cost a fortune- anything to do with a boat does.
>
>
> ries
>
>

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terry l. ridder ><>