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Good one! Keep us posted on removing the old and installing the new. Very good!
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I have been posting my progress at - Everything Else - And now It Begins .
Engine is out and sitting in my garage. May give it to the local high school automotive class for a project.
Today I made two foot prints of the Beta 25 & 30. Heading down to the boat to see how they fit - both existing bed and parallel to the prop. shaft
Keep ‘em coming! How many hours were on your old yanmar?
Don’t know. Hr meter was not hooked up when I got the boat. Today I made a simple 3-D to sit in place. I will use (removed from yanmar) the existing mounts and see where things fall. I have the “sump and tyranny” shown here… Mounts are on the boat and I’ll mess with that tomorrow when I go to town… You will note the board say Beta 25. I may have to go that route due to aft mount complications. I will make a similar 30 model and see how it goes.
Ok off topic - im in northern MN as seen below- first time in these temps in 30 yrs! Actually loving it— til Monday.
Looks like Fairbanks weather. Coastal Alaska is usually more temperature friendly given the latitude. 10 degrees F outside right now and that’s cold for us. Usually we just get buried in snow. Watch the below attachment - I live at the other end of the canyon.
Sailing 61 - wow what a video! You have the snow trophy hands down! Today was 3 degrees and felt balmy…. Keep up the great engine work! I can’t wait to get back to sf bay and sail- this week.
Yep 2.8 farahieth and guest winds 60 - 109. Gota live Alaska.
As for snow. Its what happens when you live in North America’s northern rain forest - Prince William Sound. Here’s a good video of my back yard…
https://youtu.be/HWwKkIjsizs
Here is my area of issue - the aft mounts. To fit the 30 I will have to bump the motor forward 4-6 inches approximately. The 25 will fit better but I loose a little hp.
Shown below is the 25. I have the old "drop down " brackets that may work. You will also note the mounts are almost up against the hull.
The 30 is almost 2-inches wider and would protrude thru the hull.
Re that video that you linked: Sue & I met Tony Flemming on Venture when we were going down the St. Lawrence. We shared several marinas as we worked our way down. We’re still friends on Facebook. Nice guy!
– Geoff
They create a nice product, thats for sure. Boat & video. Not a lot of information on cruising up here.
Well the bullet has been bitten - $13,100.
Beta 25 with Various Upgraded Options: 70-amp alt, water heater connections, deluxe panel (oil pressure, water temp, digital hr meter, glow plugs, volt meter), 8-inch exhaust riser, 1-in antisiphon valve, Single Lever side mount control, 3-blade 15" x 12"p prop, and Beta Spares Kit. This also include shipping to Alaska
Other positive is the 25 is 3-4 months out versus 6-7 for the 30.
Old Yanmar will be donated to our local College that has a diesel engine course. It should be a good project for them.