# Lake Tourism and Fishing Boat Engines for a Regional Boat Builder

> A boat builder producing 10–15 m wooden and steel boats for lake transport and fishing needed a compact, economical inboard engine that could be installed…

- URL: https://www.marine-equipment-supply.com/projects/lake-boat-builder-sdec-sc4h100/
- Region: Ghana — West Africa
- Sector: Boat building and inland transport
- Customer type: Boat builder producing passenger and fishing boats for lake service

## Overview

A boat builder producing 10–15 m wooden and steel boats for lake transport and fishing needed a compact, economical inboard engine that could be installed by its own crew and maintained locally.

## Challenge

The builder wanted one engine model for all boat sizes, supplied with gearbox, shaft coupling, and simple instrument panel, plus a starter parts stock and training material for its own mechanics.

## Solution

| Item | Model | Qty |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marine diesel engine | SDEC SC4H100, 4-cylinder | 16 |
| Marine gearbox | Advance 16A | 16 |
| Installation kit | Couplings, mounts, exhaust elbows, panels, wiring | 16 sets |
| Parts stock | Filters, belts, impellers, gaskets, injectors | 1 lot |

## Scope of supply

Package standardisation, engine-gearbox factory matching, export crating, CIF Tema, a photo-illustrated installation guide, and a video walkthrough of first-start procedures.

## Outcome

The builder now offers the MARS package as its standard engine option. A second order of sixteen packages followed within the year.

## Products used

- [SDEC SC4H100 Marine Diesel Engine (73.5 kW) for Fishing Boats](https://www.marine-equipment-supply.com/products/diesel-engines/sdec-sc4h100-marine-diesel-engine-73-5-kw-for-fishing-boats/)
- [Advance 16A Marine Gearbox](https://www.marine-equipment-supply.com/products/marine-gearboxes/advance-16a-marine-gearbox/)