John and I are prepping to buy Next Boat. We chose the type of boat. That is set in stone. It's a sorta heavy offshore boat.
What I am trying to talk myself out of is one with a Volvo engine.
The Chatterlings have almost convinced me that I should run, not walk, away from a boat with a Volvo engine. Too expensive to maintain, parts too hard to find, crappy engine overall, etc. I'm 99% in agreement. I want to be sure.
The fact that the used models with a Volvo have a more than $100K price difference should be a red flag and slap on the cheek. OK, and when we repowered Halcyon our marina, an authorized Volvo repair center, said don't get one for the same reasons.
Still. I did a search for parts. I found parts (although I didn't choose one engine model and search for those specific parts).
Problem is, within the money we're budgeting for this boat, there are four around the world for sale. Adding the boats with a Volvo will add two more to the list.
Are Volvo engines really as bad as their reputation says they are? Does the internet take the "parts are hard to find" off the negative side?
One suggestion was to use the difference in cost and put in a different engine. After the experience with our little engine in Halcyon and the final cost for that, I think because it has to be a much larger engine, the location in the boat and all the rest, it will quickly eat into the savings and won't be worth the mental cost in the end of doing that.
I'm just trying to eliminate the last 1% of doubt.
Thanks.
What I am trying to talk myself out of is one with a Volvo engine.
The Chatterlings have almost convinced me that I should run, not walk, away from a boat with a Volvo engine. Too expensive to maintain, parts too hard to find, crappy engine overall, etc. I'm 99% in agreement. I want to be sure.
The fact that the used models with a Volvo have a more than $100K price difference should be a red flag and slap on the cheek. OK, and when we repowered Halcyon our marina, an authorized Volvo repair center, said don't get one for the same reasons.
Still. I did a search for parts. I found parts (although I didn't choose one engine model and search for those specific parts).
Problem is, within the money we're budgeting for this boat, there are four around the world for sale. Adding the boats with a Volvo will add two more to the list.
Are Volvo engines really as bad as their reputation says they are? Does the internet take the "parts are hard to find" off the negative side?
One suggestion was to use the difference in cost and put in a different engine. After the experience with our little engine in Halcyon and the final cost for that, I think because it has to be a much larger engine, the location in the boat and all the rest, it will quickly eat into the savings and won't be worth the mental cost in the end of doing that.
I'm just trying to eliminate the last 1% of doubt.
Thanks.