Twin configuration with engine boxes under the helm seats. Perkins 45hp 4.107 diesels pictured
first 26’s may well have a single Parsons Sea Urchin petrol engine fitted. However, the majority of early 26’s will be fitted with a single 1500cc 50hp Watermota Sea Tiger Pre Crossflow petrol, or a 45hp Perkins 4.107 diesel engine. Later models were offered with up-rated equivalents, a single 1600cc 60hp Watermota Sea Tiger Crossflow petrol engine or the 48hp Perkins 4.108 diesel engine. Twin engine versions are normally fitted with 45hp Perkins 4.107s diesels, but we are aware of at least one 1973 boat fitted with a pair of 1.6 litre Watermota Sea Tiger petrol engines. Both Perkins and Watermota engines are easy to maintain and have excellent availability of spares. Reengining, petrol to diesel, is not unheard of in the 26. We know of a 1966 boat that was re-engined in 1987 with a rebuilt British Leyland (BMC) 1800 diesel engine. Single engined boats have an engine box that slides away for access. Parsons Sea Urchin engine When it comes to engine access, on twin40
May 2016