Bertram 42 Detroit 6v-92TA Repower with Yanmar or Cummins

What props did you end up going with? Is that a new generator? Will it have a sound shield?
I'm a little surprised you didn't paint the engine room while the engines were out?

That's exactly what I was thinking. Why not paint the engine room.

I understand the engine room paint issue. I did the same. Painted it with engines out then pretty much ended up painting again after the work was done. Although I'm not sure mine got beat up as much as yours appears top be. I still have a few final areas to finish touching-up this winter.

Why do you have to wait for sea trial for props? You have a pretty well known hull. I would imagine any reputable prop manufacturer could get very close if not spot on for a prop recommendation. Unless you are just hoping that your originals will be OK? Here again, they should be able to tell you. When I did my repower I changed gear ratio, made big weight changes in the boat, different hp, etc and yet Veem was still able to nail my prop needs right out of the box. In fact, I was shocked at how well they did.

You can contact Veem directly. They will give you a form to fill out with all the particulars for your boat. Then they will make a recommendation. Veem will drop ship props just about anywhere in the world. Mine came to me from DHL and it’s harder to get to me than Hong Kong

I second going with Veems, with the intercepter props, you can change the pitch very easily by simply replacing the plastic strips in the prop.

I went from 4 blade to 5 blade and quite happy with results. Others may have different opinions. More blade area is supposed to give more lift.

In going from 4 to 5 blade I’m curious about the changes to diameter and/or pitch. Thanks

You won't need that information unless you actually order the props.

Going from 4 blade to 5 blade will also reduce prop noise in the cockpit