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of my 12 cylinder engine after it exploded violently at 1000
hours with the MAN service representative on board.
HERE IS THE LIST OF BOAT BRANDS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED PISTON FAILURES IN 6,
8, 10, 12 CYLINDER MAN MARINE DIESEL ENGINE. This is not the complete list. It
is only the list of those we have found out about this far. Between them, we
have documented around two hundred piston failures. There must be many many
more. And from what the experts are telling us, the numbers will continue to
grow.
Group A (10 to 30 failures each)/
Viking Yachts,
Ocean Yachts,/
Bay Marine,
Bertram Yachts,
Ricky Scarborough,
Hatteras.
Group B (4 to 7 failures each)/
Davis Yachts,
Jim Smith,
Shore Boat builders,
Sunseeker,
Berger yachts ,
Craig Blackwell,
Derektor yachts,
Sportsman.
Group C ( 1to 3 failures each)/
American Yachts, Antago Yachts, Azimut yachts, B. C. Boats, Bahia, Black Fin,
Downeaster, Duffy & Duffy, Fairline Marine, Forbes, G & S Boats, Garlington,
Henriques, Heritage, Hi Tech, Leopard, Manely, Merrit, Mikelson, Monteray
Yachts,
Neptunus, Post, Revenge ,Riva , Starship, Versilcraft.
Several commercial vessels whose manufacturers will not be listed here
experienced 26 piston failures between them.