Nanni diesels

[takeoff]

Looking for any info good or bad about nanni diesels .I'm looking at t4.200 engines these are 200hp common rail Toyoto base engines any info would be helpful

[seapower]

I'd look real close at the dealer support in your area before I bought anything. Doesn't matter the color (oh my I've said this sooooo many times) it's only as good as the dealer in your area. The best of the best can have problems, you need to think about that BEFORE you buy. Frank

[craigwill201]

ask yourself this question. Who/how many people would buy a boat with Nanni diesel engines??? You always have to think about the time you will want to sell.

[Mike15]

Craigwill,

I would think all diesels made today are good with all the standardization in the industry. I saw them at the boat show and thought they were decent engines for the price.

[seapower]

Engine quality ALWAYS matters. There is alot of truth in what Craig said. If a guy wants to be the only one on the block with "new" gear, fine. Make mine time proven. Remember in the final analysis, a boat is only worth what you can sell it for. Frank

[Captain Jay Kavanagh]

I checked em out.

I don't like High RPM's like yanmars.

they make the power at 3000.

I like diesels that run slow.

their little generators looked ok though, hard to beat Kubota blocks.

Anything under 700hp I would go with a Cummins.

Over 700hp CAT.

[takeoff]

thanks for the comments on the nanni diesels .The service is a big factor into what i would buy.Ialso like the lower rpm diesels

[Mike15]

Remember in the final analysis, a boat is only worth what you can sell it for. Frank

Yes, a boat is worth what you can sell it for.

Therefore - you should never repower a boat with the intention to sell it - you will never get that money back. If your gonna repower, you make a commitment to the hull and you have to believe that that boat with the engines you select is most cost effective to you, and not someone else.

[Avenger]

Well, that's correct but....

It's true a repower should never be viewed as a profit making enterprise. However, the savings achieved by using the off-brand power would have to be very significant. Should the time come to sell, you'll have a extremely limited, low-end market if you elected to go with the goat motors and buyers say; "It's got WHAT engines?"

Ask anybody that ever had a Chrysler-Nissan Diesel.

This shouldn't necessarily be a deal breaker by itself, but it is a valid consideration.

[seapower]

My opinion was straight from the hip. I ask anyone who is considering a re-power if this is their "ten year" boat. It takes awhile to re-coup from the kind of expense that a re-power involves, REGARDLESS of what brand you put in. The guy asked a question and I gave him an honest answer. Engine choice is a definite "deal breaker", if you HAVE to sell. No one knows the future, but it pays to hedge you bets. It makes for a "sound investment". Frank