Equipment on our CR 400DS sailing yacht -- Note: Equipment mentioned on our site or installed on our sailing yacht does not automatically indicate it is either a good product or endorsed by The Mad Dogs! Sailing yacht equipment: Mad Dog Voyager is a fast 40'/12M, CR Yacht 400DS pilothouse style, blue water sailing yacht. Designed as a sloop and with over 740 sq. ft. of sail area we can easily cruise at a comfortable 7 kts in almost any wind direction! Feature: 56 hp Yanmar 4JH3-E diesel engine When the winds die, or we just want to motor about, our CR Yacht 400DS pilothouse sailboat Mad Dog Voyager is powered by a Yanmar 4JH3E marine diesel engine. The engine is fully enclosed and is reasonably quiet as it produces a top output of 56 hp. Of course, running full throttle makes for a thirsty engine and a noisy ride, so we usually throttle back to a comfortable 4 knots at about 2000 rpm. At this level the Yanmar 4JH3E delivers decent thrust, while being relatively quiet and fuel efficient. The Yanmar diesel engine is attached to a Yanmar Marine Gear. The throttle is controlled by, as well as forward and reverse are selected by, the Teleflex TFX Electronic throttle control. There are two throttle control stations, one outside in the cockpit, one inside at the Navigation Station. The Marine Gear continues on and by means of a flexible shaft coupling by Centaflex it drives the Flex-O-Fold (similar idea to a Max-Prop) folding 3 blade bronze propeller. The Yanmar diesel engine appears to be a robustly built unit that looks to be easily maintained. We hope this is the case as it is in a relatively tight location. CR Yachts must have faith in Yanmar as they didn't leave lots of room for getting in and sitting beside the engine to work on it. After all it is a sailboat not a powerboat. We haven't put that many hours on it yet, but we hope that it will serve us well in the years to come. The Mad Dogs Exploring to inspire www.TheMadDogs.com