Repowering a 54' Donzi Sportfish

I chose the Lasdrop based on recommendation from trusted vendor AND because I wanted seals that get fed cooling water regardless of which engine is running. We do lots of hours trolling on one engine. I wanted to be assured both seals were getting water regardless which engine is running.

I just decided it wasn't worth arguing over the strainers. They are not in a place they could be stepped on and cold water (not freezing) effect is debatable. But easy enough to change them and move on so that's what we did. The bronze baskets are larger and perhaps a little easier to service. And heck, bigger is always better - right!

I promise you, nobody wants the trials results more than me. Maybe I should charge for them to offset a few bucks of this stupidly expensive project

Not sure about what difference those Lasdrop things make ref. cooling with one engine off, though.
Isn't it just a matter of plumbing some additional pipes, also with any other dripless seal?
Besides, there is also the alternative (which is what I've got on my boat, btw) of pumpless cooling (for lack of better wording), i.e. through a dedicated raw water intake for each seal, that grabs water whenever the boat is moving, regardless of which engine is running.

Yes - lots of ways to skin this cat, none of which are wrong likely. I chose the one that also helped me accomplish one of my goals which is to have as few of hoses, cables and crap running all over the engine room as possible. With the Lasdrop I have a total of 3 hoses to support both seals. A simple supply hose to each then a crossover between the two. That's it. Easy Peezy.

Got back in the water this morning after 9 months on the hard. Went very smooth. Not a single leak anywhere despite all the work done. Lots to do still. Should be lighting off and testing the new gens in the next day or two. Will check and adjust final alignments if anything needed after sitting in the water a few days to acclimate. After commissioning and testing the new equipment then we go through from stem to stern, top to bottom and test operate EVERYTHING! New carpet still going in as well.
Cat scheduled to arrive 6/8 to do checks and engine start ups. Trials on 6/9 or 6/10 depending how light off goes. Keeping fingers crossed on everything.

She looks lite best I can tell from photo, as expected. But water tank is empty and still have more to put back on. Carpet, dinghy, etc, etc. Will see when all is back to normal. We are keeping at the shipyard to finish and do trials from there. Much easier access for tools and equipment. Will go back to marina slip after trials.

I took the outriggers off and they are in storage. They are never used where I am and it is harder to get from cockpit to bow when they are installed. They narrow an already narrow walking path trying to get around them. I didn’t see any reason to drag them around with me.
Yes, those are rod holders on the bow. We use them when we are bottom fishing. If we fish the max 6 rods I like to spread the bait and helps prevent tangle ups when current pushes lines around.

No, I don't have the trials report yet . But we did light off both of the new Northern Lights Gens yesterday afternoon. They fired right up and ran very smooth and quiet. My project lead reported that the 9kw is quieter than our old 8 kw even with the enclosure panels off! Put light loads on each with no issues. More run time today with heavy loads to verify all. Potable water system filled, primed and back-up and running. Diesel fired boiler system back-up and running. Testing, testing, testing.

I know, nobody else cares about any of this and only wants the trials report But hey, the engines can run great and it wouldn't matter without all the other systems too so it is all important from my perspective.