Beta Marine Engines

Colin · Colin

i,m having a strange problem related to the BZ482 that is in use on my sailboat. Starting just this season I,m seeing a buildup of soot or carbon on the stern of the boat. This has not happened before. After a day of motoring it is quite notacable. I can not see any notacable smoke in the exhaust when runnin...

kensail · kensail

Trying to drain engine coolant. I opened the little valve on the drain port but nothing comes out. And yes, there is coolant in the engine as seen at top of heat exchanger. Any suggestions?

Mimosa · Mimosa

I have recently purchased a 1977 Catalina 27 that I have removed the Atomic 4 engine. I am looking at either the Beta Marine 13.5 or the 16hp engine. I will be sailing out of San Carlos, Mexico on the Sea of Cortez. I plan on crossing over from the mainland side to the Baja coast and want an engine that can ha...

mikeB · mikeB

What would cause the tach to go past maximum and stay there and the hours LCD display flash gibberish?Was motor sailing this afternoon with my BV-1505 "C" panel at about 2200 RPM, when the tach pinned it self above max and the hours display flashed something other than eng hrs.I stopped the...

Paul L · Paul L

What would your recommendation be on repowering a 1988 Volvo 2003 28hp in a J-boat J/37? Boat weighs in at 13,500lbs plus gear and has a Maxpro. The engine is center boat under the lift up main cabin table, so access is good. This is not a saildrive. Thanks Paul L

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	Soot (Preview) i,m having a strange problem related to the BZ482 that is in use on my sailboat. Starting just this season I,m seeing a buildup of soot or carbon on the stern of the boat. This has not happened before. After a day of motoring it is quite notacable. I can not see any notacable smoke in the exhaust when runnin...	Colin	3	777	Nov 18, 2011 by Stanley
	Anti-Freeze Replacement (Preview) Trying to drain engine coolant. I opened the little valve on the drain port but nothing comes out. And yes, there is coolant in the engine as seen at top of heat exchanger. Any suggestions?	kensail	3	1031	Nov 8, 2011 by Farron
	repowering a 1977 Catalina 27 (Atomic 4) (Preview) I have recently purchased a 1977 Catalina 27 that I have removed the Atomic 4 engine. I am looking at either the Beta Marine 13.5 or the 16hp engine. I will be sailing out of San Carlos, Mexico on the Sea of Cortez. I plan on crossing over from the mainland side to the Baja coast and want an engine that can ha...	Mimosa	3	2370	Oct 28, 2011 by Stanley
	Erratic Tach (Preview) What would cause the tach to go past maximum and stay there and the hours LCD display flash gibberish?Was motor sailing this afternoon with my BV-1505 "C" panel at about 2200 RPM, when the tach pinned it self above max and the hours display flashed something other than eng hrs.I stopped the...	mikeB	6	1454	Oct 25, 2011 by Stanley
	Repowering a Volvo 2003 Volvo repower (Preview) What would your recommendation be on repowering a 1988 Volvo 2003 28hp in a J-boat J/37? Boat weighs in at 13,500lbs plus gear and has a Maxpro. The engine is center boat under the lift up main cabin table, so access is good. This is not a saildrive. Thanks Paul L	Paul L	5	2191	Sep 28, 2011 by Stanley
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