Seasoned boater repowers with Yanmar
Power Equipment, the Australian distributor of Yanmar marine engines, said that Cairns boater, Greg Hawtin, is the kind of bloke who almost has saltwater running through his veinsGrowing up in Far North Queensland when it was genuinely a remote part of Australia, Hawtin spent his youth fishing, hunting and exploring.
Things around Cairns have changed since those days, but Hawtin’s passion for the water, fishing and boating remain as strong as ever. So much in fact, that when the original diesel engine in his 23-year-old Cairns Custom Craft 7.0m plate alloy hull died, he decided that a repower, rather than a new boat, was the best option, said Power Equipment.
"The original 220hp six-cylinder diesel in G Force did a pretty good job but was slightly underpowered," said Hawtin.
"Towards the end, it was pretty unreliable, which is something you don't want when you go miles and miles offshore to fish the outer reef. And after 1000 engine hours it just died," he said.
After checking around the traps, talking to mates and visiting boat shows, Hawtin settled on a 260hp Yanmar 6LPA-DTZP marine diesel engine package complete with the factory approved and warranted Mecruiser Bravo II-X sterndrive assembly.
"I could have purchased a V8 petrol sterndrive or lesser name diesels for less, but I was won over by the well proven performance and the incredible fuel economy that the Yanmar brand is renowned for up here," said Hawtin.
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