We're looking at buying a 2009 310 Sundancer (in Florida) with twin v-drives. It recently had the Port Engine Impeller replaced. On one of the preliminary test runs, after about 30 minutes, the Port Engine started to overheat. Throttling back dropped the temperature and then it ran fine for the next 20 minutes. I think the Broker had seen this happen a couple of times. The broker had the mechanic check it out and said "there was some growth on the through hull and in the main water line for the port engine, we've flushed and de-scaled that line and will run her again."
Is that a practical explanation for this issue or is there something else we should look at? I'm new to v-drives and not so familiar with them.
The official survey is later this week and I'll be sure to have them fully check that and the engines.
Thanks!
Is that a practical explanation for this issue or is there something else we should look at? I'm new to v-drives and not so familiar with them.
The official survey is later this week and I'll be sure to have them fully check that and the engines.
Thanks!