[Hawk]

Has anyone had any experience with using "Type approved only" engines on classed and certified vessels.

At issue is our desire to use MTU 16V2000M93 engines on a ABS classed yacht. These engines are type approved only and are apperently not acceptable for use on a certfied yacht because of their inability to conform to the 10% over load requirement.

Christensen Yachts use the 12V4000M90 which has similar over load issues but are able to achieve certification

Is there anyone who has run into a similar issue- regardless of engine type or manufactor- and has been able to get a variance or exemption?

[Matthias]

Hi Hawk,

Just to correct you, the last couple of Christensen´s have been M60s, not M90s.

[Loren Schweizer]

Is your ABS application putting a finer point on a generalized Maltese Cross A1 Yachting Service AMS ?

[Hawk]

Loren,

No, nothing out of the ordinary that we are aware of other than we have a relatively inexperienced surveyor that is running "by the book". I have the surveyor investigating the Christensen scenario to see if there is anything different between our application and theirs.

This is our first ABS vessel in over 15 years as we have been working with Bureau Veritas out of France on our previous classed builds. On those vessels there was no issue with the 10% over load factor on the engines as the iron we were using was certifiable.

Thanks

Jim

[MacMcL]

Get MTU involved, I think you will find that it is not the problem you anticipate.

[Jorge Lang]

We are in the final design stage of an exhaust system for a builder using the same MTU engines for an ABS vessel. We have sent drawings of the system to the builder for the surveyor. I would expect other suppliers of components that require ABS approval to do the same including the engine distributor.

[CaptPKilbride]

MTU Engines for yachts


Their online data says all ratings classifiable except for 2000 M93

[Hawk]

Originally Posted by CaptPKilbride

MTU Engines for yachts


Their online data says all ratings classifiable except for 2000 M93

Unfortunately for us the 2000M93 was the engine of choice. We where aware that this engine was not classifable but it was "type approved" and we have been back and forth with both ABS and MTU on this matter to see if we could squeeze it though, but, because this particular engine is wound right out to achieve it's stated horsepower there is no 10% over load factor, therefore unclassifiable as you mentioned.

We have now changed gears and have decided to move forward with the 12V4000, A little more horsepower but a substainial weight penalty, this now requires us to rerun our hydrostatics. In the long run the 12V4000's are a better investment , our next challenge is to mitigate that weight penalty.

Thanks for all your input