Gardner LW5

[pwillems]

So, today I just took possession of our new (to us) boat that will hopefully take us to lands far away. It is a Roberts 57 built under Lloyds supervision by a chap who spent his life on the sea, and it shows in the systems which are all chosen to be simple and reliable.

The engine is a venerable slow reving Gardner 5LW 75 dhp (draught-horse power) which externally looks like it could have left the factory a few months ago.

I guess I was just hoping to hear from others who may be running a Gardner and may have information to share.

[GordMay]

Congratulations on your new boat!

You might be interested in the Gardner Engine Forum
➥ Gardner Engine Forum Home

And ➥ http://www.oldengine.org/members/die...er/GardMen.htm

[stillbuilding]

Lots of Gardners hanging about in sheds and fishing boats as a remnant of all the Gardners in the old trolley buses. Not so many 8lx s but heaps of 6lxs of different power ratings .


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[shakey doug]

Congratulations, the Gardner would have to be the most reliable & easy to live with High speed Diesel built, unlike some of the K Mart engines that feature on this Forum.

1. steaming Max R.P.M?

2. Raw or Freshwater Cooled?

3.2UC Gardner box still fitted?

4. G/box Ratio?

Unlike Modern engines the Older your Maintenance Fitter the Better, the younger generation are not taught the diagnostic skills needed.

[HankOnthewater]

Congratulations on your new boat!
I hope my next boat is big enough to have a Gardner engine fitted.
Here is a link that offers all the models and HP:
Gardner Engine Comparison Table

[pwillems]

Originally Posted by shakey doug

Congratulations, the Gardner would have to be the most reliable & easy to live with High speed Diesel built, unlike some of the K Mart engines that feature on this Forum.

1. steaming Max R.P.M?

2. Raw or Freshwater Cooled?

3.2UC Gardner box still fitted?

4. G/box Ratio?

Unlike Modern engines the Older your Maintenance Fitter the Better, the younger generation are not taught the diagnostic skills needed.

Don't have many answers, I only know what I found out from my inspections and the survey. I can't just jump on the boat and have a look as it is currently 3000 NM away. I will be going over there to sail her back in 2 weeks time.

Max RPM in the workshop manual is stated at 1700, but sea trial saw her doing 5.9knts at 900 RPM and 7.8knts at 1100 RPM. I doubt I would ever need to push much over that.

Fresh water cooled.

Gear box... no idea.

[pwillems]

Originally Posted by HankOnthewater

Gardner Engine Comparison Table

Interesting, none of those HP specs match what the builder told me. Builder told me 75hp. Your chart says 94hp and the workshop manual says 100hp.

Possibly the marinised version was detuned somehow?

[shakey doug]

Found your vessel online; looks like a very tidy well engineered unit. The motor is fitted with a gardner 2UC G/box ,it is better than a fair a chance it would be a original marine engine they also had a alloy sump.

The original 5lw had a rating of 70hp @ 1300, they latter became 76hp @ 1500. Industrial & road transport engines 96 hp @ 1700. A lot of marine engines have been taken out to this rating.

I guess at this time of year you will be going home via the bight, hopefully the weather will co-operate.

Leave Murphy on the Wharf!