Repowering the Bite Me

Captain Jay Kavanagh · 10-27-2009, 08:02 PM

Just wanted to let everyone know that the Bite Me will be getting a new motor in her this winter.

We will be repowering the Bite Me with a Cat C-18 ACERT D.

http://marine.cat.com/cat-C18ACERT

This new motor is very simmilar to the one in her now, but a little more power and more usable power.

We will likely be doing this work sometime after Jan1 and will hopefully be done by March sometime.

I am trying to line up another boat to run while we have the Bite Me in the yard, so if you want to go fishin this winter, I think we will be able to go.

We are going to finish out the year fishing but I can't wait to get started on the new motor install!

dunn6253 · 10-27-2009, 08:07 PM

Looking forward to hearing how the project goes, be sure to snap some pics as you go along.

How many hours on the motor your running now?

Captain Jay Kavanagh · 10-27-2009, 08:10 PM

just over 13000

TROPHY SPORTFISHING · 11-07-2009, 11:33 PM

Jay is this the 1200 hp or the 1015 hp?

Captain Jay Kavanagh · 11-08-2009, 06:57 PM

it is an Acert "D" rating 885mhp @ 2200rpm

If you look at the torque and HP curves it is basically the 1015 they just set the governer at 2200, makes its power down low and meets EPA Teir 2 Commercial.

I wanted to reuse my gear also, so I was limited to 900hp.

My boat shoves pretty easy and if the c-15 was EPA Compliant that is what I would be putting in.

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10-27-2009, 08:07 PM	#2
dunn6253 I think Admin is going to let me have this space Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Quincy, MA Posts: 1,541 Credits: 3,916.7 Home Port: Quincy Best Catch: 321 CORE BFT Occupation: Ford Tech	Looking forward to hearing how the project goes, be sure to snap some pics as you go along. How many hours on the motor your running now?

11-07-2009, 11:33 PM	#4
TROPHY SPORTFISHING I think Admin is going to let me have this space Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Myrtle Grove Sound, N.C. Posts: 1,188 Credits: 2,242.2 Boat: 46 Egg Harbor/ 198 carolina skiff DLV Home Port: Wrightsville Beach/ MHC N.C. Best Catch: 3 Blue Marlin and a Sailfish one day out of MHC and 750+ Blue 17 Whites out of Pirates Cove Occupation: Paying for my habit	Jay is this the 1200 hp or the 1015 hp?