Diesel Engines - resources for cruising sailors

Cummins diesels

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Manufacturer

Selection of marine engines from 50 to 2,000 hp.

[Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN, USA]
- The Cummins engine selection
- Worldwide Cummins dealers and service
- A product appreciation

Yanmar diesels

[Vendor]

Manufacturer Yanmar diesels

Makers of a line of one-, two- and three-cylinder high-turning diesel marine engines for sailboats up to 35 feet. Makes the engines themselves instead of marinizing others′.

[Yanmar Diesel America Corp., Buffalo Grove, IL, USA]
- Yanmar engine specifications
- Yanmar's website
- Yanmar distributors

Raycor engine protection system

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Manufacturer

An all-mechanical system of coolant heat sensor, oil pressure sensor, and fuel shut-off valve shuts down engine automatically in advance of damage. Warning provides manual override.

[Racor, Cleveland, OH, USA]
- The Racor system

Atomic 4 marine diesel

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Manufacturer Atomic 4 marine diesel

Westerbeke bought Universal, the maker of the Atomic 4 engine since the 1940′s and now offers the Universal B-Series, modern marine diesels that are designed to replace those classic engines. The M-25XPB, M3-20B, and M-35B offer many similar dimensional characteristics to the Atomic-4, making for a much easier installation.

[Westerbeke Corporation, Taunton, MA, USA]
- Atomic 4 B-series engines
- Westerbeke's website
- Atomic 4 parts and kits
- Atomic 4 engine replacement guide
- Westerbeke distributor search

Indigo upgrades for Atomic 4

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Manufacturer

Aftermarket upgrade kits for the Universal Atomic 4 engine, including electronic ignitions, a propeller, and oil filter, crankcase ventilation, freshwater cooling and electric fuel pump systems

[Indigo Electronics, Inc., Williamsburg, VA, USA]
- The Indigo kits

Murphy engine instrumentation

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Manufacturer Murphy engine instrumentation

Tachometers, pressure gauges, coolant temperature, and other gauges, alarms, and shutdown devices, analog or digital

[FW Murphy, Tulsa, OK, USA]
- The Murphy engine instruments

Sabb marine engines

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Manufacturer Sabb marine engines

Not the Swedish Saab, this company produces marinized versions of Lister-Petter engines. Designed for "survival in adverse conditions," they are installed in many Royal National Lifeboat Institution rescue boats.

[Sabb Motor AS, Bergen, Norway]
- The Saab engine line
- Short independent review