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. ...

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...

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

Using both the Balmar instructions for the MC-614 regulator and some very helpful drawings, pictures, and advice from Farron, I installed the Balmar regulator, the Iskra brush box supplied by Beta, and triple-checked all wiring and connections. Nonetheless, there is a problem. At idle, my shunt...

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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	1	1258	Sep 30, 2020 by Stanley
	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	1160	Sep 26, 2020 by dgilliver
	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	1578	Aug 31, 2020 by Blue Moon
	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	1202	Aug 31, 2020 by Stanley
	Trouble After Modifying Beta 38 w/ Iskra 120 A Alternator for External Balmar MC-614 Regulation (Preview) Using both the Balmar instructions for the MC-614 regulator and some very helpful drawings, pictures, and advice from Farron, I installed the Balmar regulator, the Iskra brush box supplied by Beta, and triple-checked all wiring and connections. Nonetheless, there is a problem. At idle, my shunt...	Blue Moon	3	1703	Aug 25, 2020 by Blue Moon
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