Beta Marine Engines

mikeB · mikeB

Is there a difference between the diesel I get at a gas station and the diesel I get at a marina gas/diesel dock? I try to go to a Valvtect certified marina (biocide and stabilizers in fuel) if possible, but if not I use only marine diesel in my engine. Thanks for any and all opinions.

Swaussi · Swaussi

Hi Stanely Is it worth while opening and area where one can view pictures of the various installations and how they have over come the their problems of placing motors, components. etc Perhaps you aleady have this facility. PS I see you have an area to take images but perhaps they should be stored unde...

Brian · Brian

Hey Stanley, Got a quick question for you. Work and the weather has been a bear lately. Since I haven't been able to take out the boat much lately, how often should I run the engine? I've been running it up to temp by putting it in fwd and reverse about every 2-3 weeks. Is that enough? We repowered just over a...

mikeB · mikeB

A short time ago there was a discussion about expected fuel consumption which interested me as I was planning a long sail/motor from CT to VA. On Sun. Sept. 9 we began a trip from Norwalk CT to Hampton, VA arriving at VA on Friday Sept. 14 after a 28+ hour last day sail/motor from Cape May, NJ against swells...

hdc · hdc

I need to replace the Yanmar YSE8 in my Edey and Duff Stone Horse. The cutter-rigged sloop is 18' 4" at the waterline and displaces 4500 lbs. I am aware of a successful SH repowering with a Beta Marine 13.5 HP engine, but I am considering the 10 HP version. For preliminary consideration I have a few q...

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	Marine diesel vs Highway diesel (Preview) Is there a difference between the diesel I get at a gas station and the diesel I get at a marina gas/diesel dock? I try to go to a Valvtect certified marina (biocide and stabilizers in fuel) if possible, but if not I use only marine diesel in my engine. Thanks for any and all opinions.	mikeB	1	1558	Oct 30, 2007 by Stanley
	Pictures of installations (Preview) Hi Stanely Is it worth while opening and area where one can view pictures of the various installations and how they have over come the their problems of placing motors, components. etc Perhaps you aleady have this facility. PS I see you have an area to take images but perhaps they should be stored unde...	Swaussi	1	1408	Oct 7, 2007 by Stanley
	Running engine just to run... (Beta16) (Preview) Hey Stanley, Got a quick question for you. Work and the weather has been a bear lately. Since I haven't been able to take out the boat much lately, how often should I run the engine? I've been running it up to temp by putting it in fwd and reverse about every 2-3 weeks. Is that enough? We repowered just over a...	Brian	1	1313	Oct 7, 2007 by Stanley
	Actual fuel consumption BV1505 (Preview) A short time ago there was a discussion about expected fuel consumption which interested me as I was planning a long sail/motor from CT to VA. On Sun. Sept. 9 we began a trip from Norwalk CT to Hampton, VA arriving at VA on Friday Sept. 14 after a 28+ hour last day sail/motor from Cape May, NJ against swells...	mikeB	2	1160	Sep 18, 2007 by mikeB
	Repowering an E&D Stone Horse (Preview) I need to replace the Yanmar YSE8 in my Edey and Duff Stone Horse. The cutter-rigged sloop is 18' 4" at the waterline and displaces 4500 lbs. I am aware of a successful SH repowering with a Beta Marine 13.5 HP engine, but I am considering the 10 HP version. For preliminary consideration I have a few q...	hdc	1	1100	Sep 11, 2007 by Stanley
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