"Ken Coit" wrote in message .com...
Presuming you were looking to buy a used boat, which engine would you rather
see in her:

Remanufactured Perkins 4-108
New BetaMarine 1505
New Yanmar 3JH3E

These are all adequate to the job of pushing a 16000 # boat at hull speed,
so the question is one of your personal preference.

Thanks in advance,

Ken Coit
S/V Parfait
Raleigh, NC

I have both a 4-108 which is getting harder to repair or rebuild cost
effectivly, and a Beta marine 1505 which is the Kubota 4 that is
everywhere in the world and still in production, and Yanmar being a 3
makes it a little to shakey for me, so I chose the Beta, and it is
amazing.