MOANA
Back in approx. 2003 I nearly bought Moana, the 23′ Max Carter designed & built clinker day boat. The reason I didn’t was from memory the then owners were asking silly money, they had spent a disproportionate amount of money on her relative to her size & were looking to recover that + the purchase price.
Above are a collection of photos from back in the early 2000’s & fyi below is a copy of a survey that the owners had obtained to gain insurance cover. Moana is powered by a 50hp Perkins diesel.
She has been kept in Milford Marina for a very long time & from my casual observations, well cared for. I was recently made aware that she was back on the market, would make a great lake boat.
Photo below as she is today.
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might be a prima (Austin Allegro/Maxi/Montego :P) diesel, pretty sure they’re 50hp too.
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Fair enough – but Ive not seen one here running at 4000 RPM, that must be a later spec than all my paperwork.
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Murray – there are some who beg to differ 😉 “In this ad for the Perkins 4.108(M). The HP depends upon the particular injector pump installed on the engine”
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Max told me she was built in 4 1/2 weeks, and if we are being accurate the marine Perkins 4108 is actually rated at 40hp
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maybe you should be more specific next time Alan? “Moana is powered by a 50hp Perkins diesel.”
It’s just not good enough 😛
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No, that was 50hp Perkins.
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I’m sure i read that in the copy….
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50hp Perkins
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Do you know what she was powered by? — KEN R
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