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Inshore Fishing Boat Gets Perkins Sabre Power
01 Nov 2002
A Perkins Sabre M130C engine has been chosen to power Lorraine Ruth, a new Kingfisher K26 static-gear, inshore netting fishing boat built and now operated by Keith Isles, based on Tresco, one of the Isles of Scilly.
Kingfisher Boats supplied the hull, wheelhouse and whaledeck in kit form, along with the Perkins Sabre engine, and the total construction project took Keith and his son, Michael, just over 2,000 hours to complete.
The Perkins Sabre M130C is the standard engine for all Kingfisher 26 and Kingfisher 33 boats. The six cylinder, six litre engine is coupled to an RPM 750D gearbox with hydraulic power takeoff for a net hauler and net flaking machine straight from the gearbox. The engine is housed in an aft engine room which is accessed via a door in the forward engine room bulkhead.
Additionally, deck access is provided by easily removable deck beams and deck panel.
The 7.9m GRP hulled boat will be primarily used for crayfish nets and pots and thus features a large aft deck.
The low stressed, naturally aspirated 130hp engine develops its maximum output at 2,600rpm and will power the vessel to a top speed of seven knots.
MJ Information No: 17620
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