These will be the 17th pair of Doosan engines to be supplied to the UK boatbuilder and will be for a 17.5m by 8m wide body workboat due for completion in November 2013 – hence the need for speedy supply.
Mike Beacham, managing director, WaterMota, told Maritime Journal: “I didn’t know this order was coming but I buy for stock, not many people do that. Who else has this type of engine in stock?”
The Doosan LO86TIH is a six cylinder inline four-stroke model with a rating output of 210kW (285 hp) and a displacement of 8,071cc. The engines (marine rated to ISO 3046) also benefit from direct-injection via a governor, mechanical RSV system and wet turbo charging with an inter-cooler.
This latest order follows the pair of Doosan engines ordered from WaterMota at the beginning of the year for the 18m by 8m Meercat at the Southampton Boat Show. WaterMota is the boatbuilder’s preferred supplier.
Also at Seawork, WaterMota sold its third naturally aspirated 8 litre 160hp Doosan engine, to be used as a repower replacing a 12 year old Daewoo.
