Show us a picture of your spacious 340 engine compartment so I and others can see what we are missing!:grin:
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Show us a picture of your spacious 340 engine compartment so I and others can see what we are missing!:grin:
Give me a few days. I didn't say spacious. Just way different from a 320.
That's from a 2008 330DA with Bravo IIIs.What model boat is this picture from, looks like plenty of room?
I want a picture of you sitting behind the engines. Were you on Willy Wonka? I need some Umpa Lumpas to work around my house and boat. Can you have them contact me?:smt043:smt043:smt043
You will get your picture. Find your own labor. It is true, I am not a tall man. I am short. That too, is what it is. I can't fit my short ass anywhere in the ER of a 320.
They can sing and dance, but can they change the impellers? : )
They fabricate, operate, maintain, and repair every inch of that factory. Have you seen the complexity of the machinery in there and the volume of chocolate bars they produce? :wow: An impeller would be no challenge.
Alex - what do you have you bilge heater sitting on?
Guys, this is not a big deal. You can get behind the engines in a 340, and there's ton of space to store stuff in front of the genny. You can stand on the floor of the ER in several locations which makes it a lot more comfortable to work on parts. The strainers are all accessible with ease. I can do my own impellers. The genny oil, zinc, filter, and impeller are readily accessible. I can drain the genny oil into a 1-gallon jug by gravity while sitting next to the genny. I can't do any of that in the 320. I'm not saying it's a bad boat. It's a great boat. There is significantly more room in the 340 ER. There is no fuel tank in the ER. The genny sits to the side. It is in no way like the ERs of the big boats, but it is reasonable.
It is what it is. It's not an insult. If a big guy likes to do it himself, he needs to crawl inside the ER of the 320 and that of the 340 and decide for himself. I, personally do not like to dangle my head down as I lay on top of the engines to work on stuff. I don't have to do that in the 340.
I'm sorry if anyone is offended by my impression of the room in each of the boats. Each individual should draw their own conclussions.
John,
I think just the fact that 340 is 2' longer adds more room in ER (I know that not all 2' extra is used in ER, but still overall it adds some extra space). I do agree that ER in 320 is tight and any extra 6"-12" would be a huge plus. But, all of this means only one thing, this is no way a show stopper for purchasing the boat, you just have to get used to it and find they way to get around in the bildge. As with anything, everyone has their way to get from point A to point B, but we all manage to get there. Regardless of the tight space the boat was designed to be serviced, so there's defenatelly a way to get to what you need to do. A quick example, If one can't get 1gal can to drain genny oil, just need to use something else or different shape 1gal.
Anytime we talked about a bigger boat be it 340, 360 or whatever we need to aknowledge the fact that they're bigger and things will be different and hopefully slightly better, that's why they cost more. So, as with any boat, if one settles to a model due to budget constrains there're always compromises. ER in 320 is one of the examples.
I have a friend with a 280 that loves to "help" work on my boat. He thinks the ER is huge. He works, I open the beers:lol: