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Re: Bertram 20 Repower

Posted By: Botapeje
Date: Friday, 3 December 2004, at 3:12 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Bertram 20 Repower (Tommy)

For those people with money the perfect engine for a 20 is the new Volvo-Penta D3-160 sterndrive diesel engine. Here are some specs:

157 PROP hp, where it really counts
Aluminum block with steel inserts MOLDED IN
Common rail fuel injection for no smoke
New valve train for reduced noise, noise is same as gas engine, no more valve clatter
5 cylinders, more expensive but almost vibration free
728 lbs with Volvo Duoprop! That's a lot less than the in-line 6 cyl with one prop
4000 rpm range

Want to know more, visit the Volvo-Penta website and check out the engines. With this diesel this boat would hit the very high 30's and still give you over 3 mpg's. November's Boating Magazine did a test of the engine on a 24 foot boat and they were mightily impressed, and they're not easy to please!

The only drawback is the price, the cheapest I've found it is around US$13,000 so, like I said, it's for those people with the extra bread!

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Bertram 20 Repower
Tommy -- Thursday, 25 November 2004, at 11:30 a.m.

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Vic Roy -- Thursday, 25 November 2004, at 11:41 a.m.

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Jim Bailey -- Thursday, 25 November 2004, at 12:02 p.m.

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Doc -- Thursday, 25 November 2004, at 12:06 p.m.

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bruce / Duke of URL -- Thursday, 25 November 2004, at 3:56 p.m.

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John F. -- Thursday, 25 November 2004, at 4:29 p.m.

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Jim Bailey -- Thursday, 25 November 2004, at 4:42 p.m.

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mike ohlstein -- Thursday, 25 November 2004, at 7:25 p.m.

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Jim Bailey -- Thursday, 25 November 2004, at 4:34 p.m.

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bruce -- Thursday, 25 November 2004, at 8:55 p.m.

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mike ohlstein -- Thursday, 25 November 2004, at 9:46 p.m.

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Uncle Pete -- Friday, 26 November 2004, at 12:09 p.m.

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Tommy -- Friday, 26 November 2004, at 3:13 p.m.

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Botapeje -- Friday, 3 December 2004, at 3:12 p.m.

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Thudd -- Friday, 3 December 2004, at 3:31 p.m.

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Peter Cleworth -- Saturday, 30 July 2005, at 9:25 a.m.

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Peter -- Saturday, 30 July 2005, at 12:50 p.m.

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Peter Cleworth -- Sunday, 31 July 2005, at 12:55 a.m.

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Ian Upton -- Sunday, 31 July 2005, at 6:54 a.m.

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Peter -- Sunday, 31 July 2005, at 11:49 a.m.

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Walter Kaprielian -- Sunday, 31 July 2005, at 3:35 p.m.

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Peter Cleworth -- Monday, 1 August 2005, at 12:39 a.m.

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John D -- Monday, 1 August 2005, at 8:20 a.m.

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Chiles -- Monday, 1 August 2005, at 12:19 p.m.

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John D -- Monday, 1 August 2005, at 12:27 p.m.

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Peter Cleworth -- Friday, 5 August 2005, at 12:55 a.m.

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bob lico -- Friday, 5 August 2005, at 10:46 a.m.

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Walter Kaprielian -- Friday, 5 August 2005, at 10:59 a.m.

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Chiles -- Friday, 5 August 2005, at 6:48 p.m.

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Walter Kaprielian -- Friday, 5 August 2005, at 8:15 p.m.

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Chiles -- Sunday, 7 August 2005, at 10:33 p.m.

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Peter Cleworth -- Tuesday, 9 August 2005, at 11:51 p.m.

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Chiles -- Wednesday, 10 August 2005, at 1:31 p.m.