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Don't overlook the importance of access to engines and their related components, which can account for a quarter of a boat's cost. We identify good and bad engineroom and engine compartment designs.

The fuel filter separator on the Mainship 30 ûis hard to reach, mounted just above the bilge. ûThe seacock, likewise, is a stretch to reach.

The engineroom, engine compartment, or whatever you’d like to call it, is probably the most-often neglected space onboard. Some boat owners may be a little afraid of all the noise coming from down there and really don’t have a clue as to how the engines, generators, water heaters and all that other stuff works. But it’s still important to know what to look for when researching a new boat, and we will point you in the right direction with this pictorial treatise. …