Oh, I knew this'd get someone going. One point and one question though: ALL
badly maintained engines will smoke and there's enough of those, Beta's
included. But what do Betas generate at 1000rmp? And what's their estiomated
engine life? (OK, two questions, I grant you :)
Steve
you left Crop now? I didn't see any marked mooring hole coming thru, or did
I miss it?
On 21/09/06, Keens, Graham, VF UK - Technology (MP) <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Steve wrote " My own advice would be NOT to put in any new engine which,
> like the high revving 1.5 will sooner or later give up the ghost."
>
> But Beta's are mainly based on Kubota units. High revving? I don't think
> so!
> My boat has an 'un-marinised' Kubota plant engine installed. It is the
> same as you'd find in a mini digger or the like with a marine drive
> plate and gearbox fitted on the end.
>
> And he continued with " Why not a reconditioned air cooled Lister two
> cylinder or something like that? "
>
> How long ya got Steve? It is becoming so common nowadays to have to
> share locks with smokey old poorly maintained SR2s that I fully
> understand where the Thames lock 'engine off' rule comes from.
>
> He continued with " Something with a bit of torque which is minimum
> maintenance and high durability? "
>
> Back to the Kubota then Steve!
>
> Graham
> www.jannock.org.uk
>
>
>
>
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