Beta Marine Engines

Ken · Ken

I have a new BD-1505 that I'm delighted with. But...I have a big house bank and a dedicated starter battery. With the old Balmar alternator and controller I started the engine with the engine battery and the alternator charged the house bank only and a combiner fed juice to the starter battery as neede...

LSUwinds · LSUwinds

Hi- Yet another repower inquiry... She's a 30' O'day shoal draft w/ the 2qm15 and is certainly underpowered. "Stock" displacement is 10500 but actual at least 12000. I'm not looking for anything special - just hull speed w/ a bit of reserve for storms in Lake Pontchartrain/Gulf. My gu...

GB · GB

Do I need to worry about a battery charger and alternator attempting to charge my batteries at the same time? This is on a 1505 with optional 100 amp alternator. I have checked with the battery charger manufacturer and they say it is not a problem....I don't think it will be a problem for the Beta 100 amp a...

whoosh34 · whoosh34

Hi Stanley, Would a 14hp Beta be a straight crossover from my 2gm20 in my CAl 29? Where would I get one in California-San Diego? Approx purchase and install? Thanks Steve

Peregrine · Peregrine

We did the dockside testing and the first sea trial for the new BD1005 in our Bristol34. The good news is that the engine is quiet, smooth, and powerful, just as I had expected. We have a couple of minor problems though: 1. The mechanic had to set the idle at a tick over 1000 RPM. Any lower than that, and the e...

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	A question about alternator input and output. (Preview) I have a new BD-1505 that I'm delighted with. But...I have a big house bank and a dedicated starter battery. With the old Balmar alternator and controller I started the engine with the engine battery and the alternator charged the house bank only and a combiner fed juice to the starter battery as neede...	Ken	1	1319	Aug 1, 2008 by Stanley
	O'day 30 repower ? (Preview) Hi- Yet another repower inquiry... She's a 30' O'day shoal draft w/ the 2qm15 and is certainly underpowered. "Stock" displacement is 10500 but actual at least 12000. I'm not looking for anything special - just hull speed w/ a bit of reserve for storms in Lake Pontchartrain/Gulf. My gu...	LSUwinds	2	1287	Jul 11, 2008 by LSUwinds
	100 Amp alternator (Preview) Do I need to worry about a battery charger and alternator attempting to charge my batteries at the same time? This is on a 1505 with optional 100 amp alternator. I have checked with the battery charger manufacturer and they say it is not a problem....I don't think it will be a problem for the Beta 100 amp a...	GB	6	4152	Jul 11, 2008 by Stanley
	Cal 29 2gm20 repower (Preview) Hi Stanley, Would a 14hp Beta be a straight crossover from my 2gm20 in my CAl 29? Where would I get one in California-San Diego? Approx purchase and install? Thanks Steve	whoosh34	3	2128	Jul 2, 2008 by Stanley
	New BD1005 Teething Problems (Preview) We did the dockside testing and the first sea trial for the new BD1005 in our Bristol34. The good news is that the engine is quiet, smooth, and powerful, just as I had expected. We have a couple of minor problems though: 1. The mechanic had to set the idle at a tick over 1000 RPM. Any lower than that, and the e...	Peregrine	7	1880	Jun 30, 2008 by Stanley
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