Beta Marine Engines

exbury2 · exbury2

Dear Forum friends, I have a Perkins 4108 with a 2.57/1 gearbox turning a 18x14 3 blades prop on a 52ft sailboat/42ft waterline. I would like to repower and I am interested in your ideas. Going thru the posts,I saw one from Stanley suggesting the Beta 43. My concern is about space in the engine compartme...

Ken · Ken

My 1 year old Beta 38 is using zincs completely up in about 1 month. That seems a touch excessive The only electrical connections to the engine are the positive and negative cables, put right where Bud Taplin told me to put them. I have a drive saver. Prop zinc usage is normal. Most of the past 8 months...

alteredcourse30 · alteredcourse30

just wondering if the BEta 20 comes with the engine oil "full".. I could swear it was full...but now that its aligned and in..its sits at an angle... the oil fill is now down about 1/3...I am now 2nd guessing if it was actually full// wondering if the betas come "pre-checked" wit...

Lars Mann · Lars Mann

Time to replace the Atomic 4. My Columbia 8.7 displaces 8500 lb. which Beta is preferred: 14 or 16? What prop? Do Beta engines have self-bleeding fuel systems similar to Westerbeke? Thank you very much.

alteredcourse30 · alteredcourse30

Doing research on a dripless system for the new shaft and engine ....for a dry bilge... The PSS sounds like the way to go...they are advising (On a Catalina 30) to connect a T in the raw water inlet for a water line to go to the vent connection on the PSS due to air bubbles in the stern tube on these Catalinas....

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	Repowering 4108 Perkins (Preview) Dear Forum friends, I have a Perkins 4108 with a 2.57/1 gearbox turning a 18x14 3 blades prop on a 52ft sailboat/42ft waterline. I would like to repower and I am interested in your ideas. Going thru the posts,I saw one from Stanley suggesting the Beta 43. My concern is about space in the engine compartme...	exbury2	11	6829	Jul 19, 2010 by Stanley
	Beta 38 eating zincs. (Preview) My 1 year old Beta 38 is using zincs completely up in about 1 month. That seems a touch excessive The only electrical connections to the engine are the positive and negative cables, put right where Bud Taplin told me to put them. I have a drive saver. Prop zinc usage is normal. Most of the past 8 months...	Ken	4	1162	Jul 12, 2010 by Farron Peffer
	oil fill level (Preview) just wondering if the BEta 20 comes with the engine oil "full".. I could swear it was full...but now that its aligned and in..its sits at an angle... the oil fill is now down about 1/3...I am now 2nd guessing if it was actually full// wondering if the betas come "pre-checked" wit...	alteredcourse30	1	753	Jun 30, 2010 by Stanley
	Columbia 8.7 repower (Preview) Time to replace the Atomic 4. My Columbia 8.7 displaces 8500 lb. which Beta is preferred: 14 or 16? What prop? Do Beta engines have self-bleeding fuel systems similar to Westerbeke? Thank you very much.	Lars Mann	1	844	Jun 28, 2010 by Stanley
	PSS Shaft Seal (Preview) Doing research on a dripless system for the new shaft and engine ....for a dry bilge... The PSS sounds like the way to go...they are advising (On a Catalina 30) to connect a T in the raw water inlet for a water line to go to the vent connection on the PSS due to air bubbles in the stern tube on these Catalinas....	alteredcourse30	2	1864	Jun 19, 2010 by alteredcourse30
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