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Equipment on our
CR 400DS sailing
yacht
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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
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