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Re-powering a 1984 Cabo Rico Sailboat
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I have a 1984 38' Cabo Rico sailboat with a rebuild Perkins 4-108. I would like to replace the Perkins with a Beta 38 or 43. Any suggestions or recommendations? Glenn Floyd SV Dot's Way
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dotsway
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Propeller Sizing
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I just purchased a Beta 30 with a PRM 80, 2.5:1 transmission for my Caliber 33 sailboat. The engine has been installed and I am very pleased with the performance. My propeller is 16x14, 3 blade, with a 10% clearance between the prop and the hull. At the dock with the transmission in neutral I can get 3500 r...
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Caliber
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Exhaust temperature sensor
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I recently did a delivery, where the diesel gen set was shut down by an exhaust temperature sensor, when the impeller failed. This prevented any damage to the gen set's engine and it's systems. I was impressed by this, and started to research a system for my Beta 50. I found a suitable temperarure senso...
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Jenain
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Adding a temp gauge to Beta 16
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Hello! I have received my new Beta 16 with the ABV panel for our Columbia 8.7, WOC: K33514, engine no: 4EU4838 and I would like to add a temperature gauge using the 1/8" (I believe) NPT fitting below the existing sensor. Can you provide the sensor and the gauge? Note that this K number is likely ass...
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Paul Mileski
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Consumption of zinc in heat exchanger
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Our zinc disappeared totally in a year. 7 months of that was with boat in storage in a cold climate, which I would have expected to slow corrosive reactions. Could our boat being aluminium be a factor? We have a normal 50/50 water / antifreeze coolant mix There is a bronze pipe elbow on the calorifier co...
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NeilMcCubbin
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