Thanks to Mike, Rob, Sally and Eric. Talked with the main financier in the partnership and arrived at a compromise. Although the idea of undoing what was already done wrenched at my psyche, I was willing to do it until I added it all up. The conversion would cost $10000. On a good day, I might get $5000 for the Bukh Pilot 20, even though its like brand new. I'd need more generation, which could also add up quickly to $5000 more for wind, solar and maybe a cheap gas generator. For the principal, I'm out of pocket a whole lot, and I may have a perfectly good match of engine to hull. I don't know. The diesel was run on land, the Buchan has never been in the water since it came off the mold in 1972. The conversion would cost more than the hull.
I like Rob's idea, I'll try the rig with the diesel and rip and tear later like the rest of you if in a couple of year's time I come into money, and/or the guilt of using fossil fuels overcomes me. Sure would have been sweet to do it while the hull is bare, though.
Again, thanks everyone. Those conversions, when I went back and recalculated are accurate. In my mind, the one to three ratio for HP and the 1 KW to ton ratio will live in my memory.
Cheers,
Buchanal
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