Looking for info on a 420 A/C

[antioch01]

Can anyone tell me the last year of the 420 aft cabin ?
Also it seems the 1999 - 2000 have Cummins diesels, which is what I would prefer over the 3126 Cats.
I know this probably stirs up the Ford / Chevy type of controversy but I have had good luck with Cummins.
I would welcome any encouraging words about the Cats though, since most of the 1996 - 1998 420's seem to come with them.
I am located in the Tampa Bay area.
Thanks,
Robert

 

[Gimme Time]

We have the 3126TAs for eight years now and are on the Great Loop trip till next May. They have never once given us any problems and we typically cruise 2200-2400RPM averaging about 19GPM. Love them and we take care of them as any engine should be. Have Cat do an Engine Survey and if their happy and they have been maintain I'd be very happy. Parts and servicing available most anywhere and so far we've never had do anything that wasn't already in the Cat recommended service and maintence schedule. Presently in Chicago and will spend the winter in the Keys before we head back towards the Chesapeake Bay to be home in late April or May. You're welcome to contact me with any questions as I've looked at lots of boats and all have trade offs. The 420AC has been great for us and I'd highly recommend her as she has a lot of room for the hull size and they money. Plenty of sexier boats out there but dam few can provide more convinence than the AC.

 

[k9medic]

We are in a similar situation having owned our 1998 420AC for just about a year and a half now. We keep ours just up the coast from you

Mine has the 3116's and we have managed to put just shy of 250 hours on them since we bought the boat. Total time on the engines is around 2150 hours and so far they have been trouble free. We just got back from the Bahamas which put 95 hiccup free hours on them.

Running at 2400 rpm we get 17.8kts and average 7.5kts at 1100 rpm. For planning purposes we use 22gph and 3.5gph respectively.