Beta Marine Engines

bhouck · bhouck

I have the B1005 Beta engine. Installed it 5 years ago and it has been great. My battery bank has a starter battery and 2 house banks. One deep cycle and 2 6volt in parallel. These run through a battery isolator, which is no longer working. I need to replace the isolator and have run into a question. Does th...

alteredcourse30 · alteredcourse30

Hi Stanley, I have the beta20, with the water lift muffler that is too small as noted by yourself and Beta uk - in relation to the trouble I had with the high pressure fuel pump....The boat is a Catalina30 with the new 2" exhaust routed up into the kitchen cabinet, behind the sink and out along the po...

egantsea · egantsea

Hi, We have two 100 amp alternators on our Beta 38 hp engine. We are setting up a battery monitor system and need to know the grounding method of the alternators. These are factory installed alternators. Are these alternator case grounded to the engine block? Thank you, Chip -- Edited by egantsea on F...

Jetexas · Jetexas

I installed a BZ482 in my Starwind 27. The engine runs great, but the belt is rubbing on both the cooling hose that runs under the alternator and against the flange where the oil filter screws on. Are there pulley spacers available to move the belt out a little more?

Annie in WA · Annie in WA

I'm choosing a Beta engine to replace my 1986 Volvo 2003 engine in my 18,000 lb Coast 34 (Graeme Shannon/Bruce Roberts designed) sailboat. We're figuring it will have 20,000 lb displacement when we are loaded for offshore cruising next summer. Dealers tell me the existing V-drive can be reused. S...

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	Battery Isolator (Preview) I have the B1005 Beta engine. Installed it 5 years ago and it has been great. My battery bank has a starter battery and 2 house banks. One deep cycle and 2 6volt in parallel. These run through a battery isolator, which is no longer working. I need to replace the isolator and have run into a question. Does th...	bhouck	1	533	May 29, 2012 by Stanley
	water lift muffler sizing. (Preview) Hi Stanley, I have the beta20, with the water lift muffler that is too small as noted by yourself and Beta uk - in relation to the trouble I had with the high pressure fuel pump....The boat is a Catalina30 with the new 2" exhaust routed up into the kitchen cabinet, behind the sink and out along the po...	alteredcourse30	11	5085	May 24, 2012 by Farron
	Are these alternators case grounded? (Preview) Hi, We have two 100 amp alternators on our Beta 38 hp engine. We are setting up a battery monitor system and need to know the grounding method of the alternators. These are factory installed alternators. Are these alternator case grounded to the engine block? Thank you, Chip -- Edited by egantsea on F...	egantsea	1	686	May 11, 2012 by Stanley
	Belt rubbing on Z482 (Preview) I installed a BZ482 in my Starwind 27. The engine runs great, but the belt is rubbing on both the cooling hose that runs under the alternator and against the flange where the oil filter screws on. Are there pulley spacers available to move the belt out a little more?	Jetexas	5	1220	May 1, 2012 by Jetexas
	Repowering a Coast 34 Cruising Sailboat (Preview) I'm choosing a Beta engine to replace my 1986 Volvo 2003 engine in my 18,000 lb Coast 34 (Graeme Shannon/Bruce Roberts designed) sailboat. We're figuring it will have 20,000 lb displacement when we are loaded for offshore cruising next summer. Dealers tell me the existing V-drive can be reused. S...	Annie in WA	10	2668	May 1, 2012 by Stanley
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