Beta Marine Engines

torrmundi · torrmundi

Hi, I'm a newbie, looking at Betas for a 47 foot sailing cat. Have you ever done a dual alternator mount, similar to this picture? The idea is to have high-rate charging for a LiFePO battery bank, avoiding the need for a GenSet. The dual arrangement mitigates a constant, one-sided load on the cranksha...

ssfein · ssfein

Its that time of year. Is fogging of the engine recommended for winter storage in Maine? and if so what is the procedure? thanks

offduty26 · offduty26

hey you all was wondering if anyone else ran into this.. engine ran well all season..used several days ago no issues on the way out however turned on hour later ...light panel did not light up very faint beep at panel .. nothing when key turned on.. batteries on shore charge and fully charged.. any ide...

egantsea · egantsea

Hi, We have a Beta 38 hp engine with about 640 hours on it. We changed out the zinc in Zihuatanejo, Mexico and then sailed and motored back up to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and the bolt that holds the zinc in leaked the whole way. Not bad but enough to drool salt water onto the engine and motor mount. Not good....

torrmundi · torrmundi

Do Beta engines have an ECU (Engine Control Unit), and if so, is there an OBDII interface? Thanks, /John

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	Alternators (Preview) Hi, I'm a newbie, looking at Betas for a 47 foot sailing cat. Have you ever done a dual alternator mount, similar to this picture? The idea is to have high-rate charging for a LiFePO battery bank, avoiding the need for a GenSet. The dual arrangement mitigates a constant, one-sided load on the cranksha...	torrmundi	2	1186	Oct 1, 2015 by egantsea
	fogging engine (Preview) Its that time of year. Is fogging of the engine recommended for winter storage in Maine? and if so what is the procedure? thanks	ssfein	1	672	Sep 24, 2015 by Stanley
	starting engine (Preview) hey you all was wondering if anyone else ran into this.. engine ran well all season..used several days ago no issues on the way out however turned on hour later ...light panel did not light up very faint beep at panel .. nothing when key turned on.. batteries on shore charge and fully charged.. any ide...	offduty26	1	725	Sep 21, 2015 by Farron
	Zink plug leaking water (Preview) Hi, We have a Beta 38 hp engine with about 640 hours on it. We changed out the zinc in Zihuatanejo, Mexico and then sailed and motored back up to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and the bolt that holds the zinc in leaked the whole way. Not bad but enough to drool salt water onto the engine and motor mount. Not good....	egantsea	3	1257	Sep 19, 2015 by egantsea
	On Board Diagnostics (Preview) Do Beta engines have an ECU (Engine Control Unit), and if so, is there an OBDII interface? Thanks, /John	torrmundi	1	608	Sep 17, 2015 by Farron
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