Buda DA Navy diesel, experience and g... |
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Grigg Mullen
New member Username: draketail
Post Number: 1 Registered: 06-2011
| Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2019 - 01:50 pm: |
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Several years ago I built a 25' Hooper Island with a Hercules/Michigan Marine Motor 2 cylinder gas engine in it. At that time I posted some on this board. It's been a while. In my retirement, I am now starting a 36' scaled down Chesapeake Buy Boat. As power for the buy boat, I have collected two of the Buda/Navy DA 4 cylinder marine diesels, a 25 hp and a later 40 hp. (Same block, etc; different cylinder heads) I'll only use one engine in the boat and keep the other as a spare. The motors are 1940s vintage. A tag on the 40 hp says it was rebuilt by Norfolk Naval Ship Yard in 1964. I am interested in any stories about running the DA diesel. Does anybody have any experience? And, the 25 hp has a Morse 2:04/1 reduction gear behind the F/N/R marine transmission. The 40 hp is just the same straight through marine transmission without the gear reduction. The reduction gear is stamped MORSE DA 2.04 7421. Does anybody have a lead on another of the Morse gear reductions? Thank you for your help. |
RichardDurgee
Senior Member Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 4138 Registered: 11-2001
| Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2019 - 12:10 am: |
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* This engine has all its parts if anyone interested, good rebuild project ! * |
Martin Andres
Member Username: martin_andres
Post Number: 6 Registered: 11-2021
| Posted on Saturday, November 06, 2021 - 05:06 pm: |
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Hi Grigg have you still the BUDA NAVY DIESEL DA? I have the same in Argentina and. Could you send to me any information of the engine please. If you use WhatsApp send to me a message at my number +54 911 6106 5005 I post some pictures in the Blog Best Regards |
Matt Morehouse
Senior Member Username: matt_morehouse
Post Number: 168 Registered: 12-2009
| Posted on Sunday, April 09, 2023 - 09:01 pm: |
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I picked a barn find Buda Navy DA. Pretty much trashed way beyond the re-build stage but has some good parts. Reasonably priced. Let me know what you need maybe we can do business.---Matt 707 496 2942 |
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