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35 with Cats questions. - Alamo28 - 04-05-2023
A guy down my canal has a 35’ with 3208 cats. Anyone have any experience with the Cat 3208. Thanks in advance.
RE: 35 with Cats questions. - Sans Peur - 04-05-2023
I had a pair in my 2000 41 Open. They ran really well with little problems. Sold the boat 3 years ago with around 2,000 hours. I spoke to the new owner a few weeks ago and they are still running strong. They were the high output 425HP ones.
RE: 35 with Cats questions. - Alamo28 - 04-05-2023
Cool thanks for the input.
RE: 35 with Cats questions. - MC1600 - 04-06-2023
I have two in my ‘99 4000 and (knock on wood) they have been great. Just keep fuel/air filters clean and do regular maintenance (impellers, after cooler/HEX cleaning, etc) and they do great. Biggest thing to keep an eye on is temp. Mine are consistently at 185-190ish and seem very happy. Anything above that indicates an issue that should be addressed immediately.
RE: 35 with Cats questions. - Alamo28 - 04-06-2023
Thank you very much. I need to see what they are selling for. The guy is asking 100k which seems a little high for a 25 year old boat. However it seems like there are plenty of people looking for the 3500 with diesels.
RE: 35 with Cats questions. - MC1600 - 04-06-2023
A quick check of YachtWorld seems to indicate $100k is a pretty good deal for a 35 right now. Although any boat is only worth what someone will pay for it.
Be sure to pull oil samples and have an engine survey done by a Cat tech.
RE: 35 with Cats questions. - hiccup - 04-12-2023
100k for a 3500 open is on the low end.
3208 above 385hp have a poor reputation but if they're run lightly (underpropped) they will be OK. With these well used diesels, how they were propped and how they were maintained trumps everything including brand/model. A question for the 3208 owners would be how is parts availability and cost?