***yet*** the author CLEARLY states the engine is a gasoline. Are **YOU**
stateing te boat sank because it did NOT have a gas engine? Or are you saying
you can't read anything written in English??

From: otnmbrd
Date: 7/7/2004 10:40 PM Eastern Standard Time
Message-id: . net



Gould 0738 wrote:
sorry, over the knee, the author clearly stated the boat had a gasoline
engine.
Do you have trouble reading English?


Here's a link to a page where the author uses the phrase "without diesel
engine" but he wasn't stating that the Andrea Gail
didn't have a diesel. He was stating that the fishing industry might be
able to
continue without diesel engines, but not without ice.

http://www.capepondice.com/perfectstorm_movie.htm



"Lady Grace" built side by side and virtually identical to "Andrea Gail" in
Panama City, FLA, has a 1271 Detroit Diesel



Quote:
And so the Lady Grace begins her long journey back to a normal life as an
ordinary swordfishing boat after starring as the Andrea Gail in The Perfect
Storm. Built side by side with the Andrea Gail in Panama City, FL in 1978,
the
Lady Grace is nearly identical to the ship that ran into the Halloween
Storm of
1991.

Capt. Layton, who trolls the Atlantic for swordfish, tuna and the
occasional
mako shark, spent most of last year hanging out with Hollywood big fish
like
George Clooney and director-producer Wolfgang Petersen while captaining the
ship for film shoots in Gloucester, MA and southern California. So with the
film now behind them, Sonny and crew have one last journey to make before
they
can roll out the longlines again. And do what they do best? Fish.

Sonny has captained the Lady Grace for the past six years, spending most of
that time at sea. As we passed Cabo San Lucas at the tip of Baja
California,
Sonny was feeling right at home. "I'm in heaven," he said from his
wheelhouse
throne. "I got my girl back and I'm in the middle of the ocean. It doesn't
get
any better for me."

For the next four weeks, the Lady Grace will sail down the coast of Mexico
and
Central America to the Panama Canal. After crossing the canal for the first
time since being turned over to Panamanian control, the ship will steam
through
the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean Sea to our first port of call �
Miami,
FL. From there we'll catch the Gulf Stream and ride the Atlantic highway up
to
New York City, Boston, and finally back to Gloucester where the Crow's Nest
stands lookout behind the marina.

The Lady Grace is a western rig longliner primarily used for catching large
pelagic fish like tuna, swordfish, and mahi mahi. She's 73 feet long, 20
feet
wide and weighs 93 tons � without a hold full of ice and fish.
There's
not a
lot of comfort on this vessel. It was designed for two things only �
catching
fish and storing fish. On level with the deck are two small bunkrooms,
which
can stack four fishermen sleeping nose to tail. It's so cramped that once
you've climbed out of bed, you've already left the room. A narrow galley
connects the sleeping quarters to two ladders - one leading up to Sonny's
wheelhouse and the other down to the engine room where Bill Botsch keeps
the
1271 Detroit diesel engine purring like a catfish.

End quote.......

Depending on how the engine is set up,
I believe most 1271's produce 700-1000 HP.

Can you suggest a gasoline engine that would be suitable for an application
like the Andrea Gail?

Thanks. I only found the pictures of the sister, and was sure it was a
"Detroit", but not sure of the size. A 12-71 is a popular engine for
these boats, though I remember slightly less HP, depending on NA/TI and
injector size.
I doubt you could find a gas engine that would match or be
suitable.....especially for longevity and fuel consumption.

otn