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  1. Actually none of the above, just someone who appreciates the depth of knowledge and experience on this forum:) Fitted with 2 Mercruisers 4L3 petrol with z drives, one working the other seized , at present on hard standing so easier to work on.
  2. Once again thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with me. For the time being I will go ahead with the purchase and see how I get on with the single motor, and I will probably get a small generator to charge the batteries if necessary
  3. Thanks all of you for taking the time to reply. I do not wish to bring it to the UK, more to use as a holiday place in France as I am retiring shortly. I have been told that manoeuvring a twin engine boat on one engine is quite difficult, but I have no experience of that. WDYT? With twin engines the boat was designed with a max speed of 22knots and cruising speed of 12 knots, so being restricted to a speed of 5 knots on a canal would mean the engine/s would be working at well below optimum efficiency, with a concomitant fuel penalty. As Alan de Enfield said, converting to a single engine would not be feasible, and rebuilding the U/S engine would cost twice what I would be paying for the boat. I would only want to move it occasionally to have a change of view I will be paying about Euros 2500 with the boat fully kitted out, crockery etc and about euros 750 for the Honda 4 stroke engine
  4. I am very new to this, and probably my question will be proof of that! I have been offered a Fjord 30 moored in the southern end of the Canal du Midi. It has 2 engines, one working , the other seized, and is dirt cheap!!. I would only wish to use it on canals/inland waterways, and wondered if it would be feasible to build a transom board and mount an outboard motor of approx. 35hp, and if so what other mods would be needed, ie remove original props to reduce drag, fit morse controls. I have built 2 wooden boats from scratch and recently renovated a Citroen DS21, so feel I have the skill set to do it, but not the experience to know if is a sensible move. Thanks in advance for your input
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