Beta Marine Engines

dgilliver · dgilliver

I replaced my old Volvo sail drive with a Beta 25 and Seaprop 60 sail drive. The Volvo saildrive had a 3 inch extension so the output shaft had enough clearance to swing a 16 inch prop. The Seaprop 60 only gives me 7 inches of clearance so I can only swing a 13 inch prop ( which are no longer available ). Doe...

dgilliver · dgilliver

After running for several hours and coming into the dock I put the engine in neutral idle and it runs very rough. It almost dies sometime. Upon moving throttle up the engine will idle smoothLy at 1000 rpm. This is a new Beta 25 with less than 100 hours. What could be causing this and how can it be fixed. ...

Vanessa · Vanessa

Hi all, Apologies if this is something obvious, new to sailing and only second time starting the engine... Started the engine while moored up and idling, approx every 5-10 seconds or so the panel buzzer sounds, the battery light flashes and the RPM counter drops to 0, before returning to idling RPM po...

Blue Moon · Blue Moon

What are the alternator and crankshaft pulley diameters on my Beta 38 WOC K35616? I am trying to figure out why charging to the house battery bank is not stronger at idle or slightly above. I do have a Balmar MC-614 regulating the alternator so fully realize that I must also understand exactly what tha...

hkbrad · hkbrad

This has been an ongoing issue. Its a simple issue if I could just find it!! the engine runs beautifully for a long tine. Sometimes an hour or even more before it starts these symptoms. The symptoms are of air in the fuel line. That is a drop in rpm followed shortly by a recovery. It is a turning a generator...

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	Seaprop 60 extension (Preview) I replaced my old Volvo sail drive with a Beta 25 and Seaprop 60 sail drive. The Volvo saildrive had a 3 inch extension so the output shaft had enough clearance to swing a 16 inch prop. The Seaprop 60 only gives me 7 inches of clearance so I can only swing a 13 inch prop ( which are no longer available ). Doe...	dgilliver	0	6	16h ago by dgilliver
	Rough idle after running engine for long period of time. (Preview) After running for several hours and coming into the dock I put the engine in neutral idle and it runs very rough. It almost dies sometime. Upon moving throttle up the engine will idle smoothLy at 1000 rpm. This is a new Beta 25 with less than 100 hours. What could be causing this and how can it be fixed. ...	dgilliver	1	24	2 days ago by dgilliver
	Battery light flashing, buzzer and RPM counter dropping at regular interval (Preview) Hi all, Apologies if this is something obvious, new to sailing and only second time starting the engine... Started the engine while moored up and idling, approx every 5-10 seconds or so the panel buzzer sounds, the battery light flashes and the RPM counter drops to 0, before returning to idling RPM po...	Vanessa	1	58	August 31st by Stanley
	Low Alternator Output at Idle charging alternator idle Balmar (Preview) What are the alternator and crankshaft pulley diameters on my Beta 38 WOC K35616? I am trying to figure out why charging to the house battery bank is not stronger at idle or slightly above. I do have a Balmar MC-614 regulating the alternator so fully realize that I must also understand exactly what tha...	Blue Moon	6	122	August 31st by Blue Moon
	BZ482g rpm drops then recovers (Preview) This has been an ongoing issue. Its a simple issue if I could just find it!! the engine runs beautifully for a long tine. Sometimes an hour or even more before it starts these symptoms. The symptoms are of air in the fuel line. That is a drop in rpm followed shortly by a recovery. It is a turning a generator...	hkbrad	5	97	August 26th by Stanley
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