I am thinking of replacing the Volvo Penta MD2 that is powering our 1972 Bristol 30. The boat mainly came with an Atomic 4, but this one was fitted with the Volvo. Parts are really getting hard to come by and I was wondering about which Beta to replace it with and mounting considerations. Thanks...
-- Edited by Robgantt on Wednesday 20th of May 2015 08:54:29 AM
try calling
Joe DeMers - owner
Sound Marine Diesel LLC SoundMarineDiesel.com phone & fax (860) 666-2184
I bought my engine through him. He can help you figure it out.
I appreciate the reply. I have a Volvo MD2 that runs well, but parts are very hard to find and now the transmission is wanting to lock in gear..... I think a new Beta would be the answer.
We junked our troublesome Volvo and installed a Beta 60 two years ago.
Very pleased with it (so far of course)
Starts first bang, even when we were in water slightly below freezing in the Arctic. I used the glow plugs once, to test them, but never since.
Mechanically it is much quieter than the unreliable Volvo 2003T we had before.
Our previous boat was a Volvo MD2B. the Beta is MUCH quieter that it
I believe you are in the US. Suggest you buy Beta form a local Beta dealer, if close by, if not contact the US distributor, who runs this board. We are in Europe, but hear god things about them.