Repowering a CS 36T

[kerriour]

The notarious westerbeke 33 in my CS 36 finally lived up to its reputation; cracked piston. On pulling the head found the cylinder walls were pitted, looks like water intrusion somewhere in the boats past. Mechanic says tolerance in walls too tiny to permit rebuild (rebore) so a new engine is in the works.

Looking at a Westerbeke 44. It will fit the Hurth trans via an adapter plate. Has anyone done this already? Would you still go with the 44 or would you go Yanmar or some other engine?

Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated. I am not mechanically inclinded but I want to know what is going on.

Aquavit
CS 36-T

[zAr]

Hi kerriour,

I don't have any advice to give but I'm looking into buying a CS36T and, if you don't mind, I would be very keenly interested in how much this repowering winds up costing you, what's involved, etc. Some of the engines I've been seeing seemed dodgy, I'm almost taking for granted that I'll be repowering too.

In fact, given how cramped the engine compartment is it baffles me how this engine can even be removed.

zAr

[Maine Sail]

The 44B fits perfectly with the Hurth MIV-150 V-Drive. The only modifications were quite minor.



Tranny off


Stbd rear mount:




You will need a new shaft and likely a prop.