We’ve previously shown you the engine room as it came together during construction. Here is an overall look after completion, now being “lived in”, with tools, manuals, and supplies on hand.
This is what you see from the engine room door.
Walking in front of the engine brings you to the fuel and watermaker system.
Looking aft here from the forward port corner.
Turning to starboard. Note the access to the front (aft in the boat) of the engine and genset. Most of the service points are on the forward side of the genset.
There is good access aft of the genset as well.
We are leaning over the genset sound shield looking to starboard.
Now turning to the left (forward) a little. The yellow shadow on the sound shield is the lens blocking the on camera flash.
The camera is pointing towards the forward port corner the starboard aft corner.
Looking here down the port side. Note the engine room floorboard finish matches the office and aft starboard cabin.
A good look at the access to the service side of the engine The floorboards are easily removed when more space is needed.
We really like the aesthetic design of the alternator belt shield and the protection for the aft side of the engine.
A lovely work space with a hatch above for ventilation.
The FPB 64 comes standard with a double set of tool drawers.
And a huge set of tools only some of which will fit into these six drawers.
Finally, the view towards the engine room door across the forward end of the engine. Note the art on the bulkhead. That is the FPB Series matriarch, Wind Horse, anchored in the Bahamas.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:56 am
That poster next to the engine room door, is that downloadable as a wallpaper for my computer? If so, where is the link?
April 5th, 2010 at 9:37 am
Hi Max:
Having some of our photos downloadable is on the todo list. You can find this image in compressed form by looking at out blogs from May 2008 and the Bahamas.
July 8th, 2010 at 10:10 pm
Hi Steve,
I can’t recall whether I asked you this before but, if it isn’t proprietary, please explain what appears to be your 180 degree reversed transmission. I’m especially interested in learning make/model & dimensions, but also how flexible the angle choices were. In other words, did you have to set the engine at a specific angle or did the tranny allow you some latitude. The engine does face the “wrong” way, doesn’t it?
July 9th, 2010 at 9:06 am
Hi Bob:
Lots of questions… Basic info, you are looking at a V-drive, in this case a ZF 280V. There are many different models of V drives available. The engine does not care which way it faces as long as the angles are correct for coolant flow and oil pick up.