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Diesel Engine Time: Opinions Sought
I appreciate that this may unleash the floodgates of opinion and rant,
but that's what I'm looking for...! I'm building a 30' cutter, and am at the point where I need to get an engine in place. 20 H.P. +/- is what the plans call for (traditional reduction gear driving prop shaft). I've narrowed the field down to the Kubota variants and Yanmar, specifically: Universal M3 20B Beta Marine BD 722 Phasor P3-20-SM Yanmar 3YM20 The first three are all based on the same 3 cylinder Kubota block which has been around for a while; the last (also 3 cylinder) is so new it's not yet shipping. The Universal and Phasor are available for about $5.7K, the Beta (I assume largely because it's imported from the UK and the dollar is an also-ran at the moment) about $6.5K. The Yanmar about spilts the difference at $6.3K (all prices are "boat show" quotes [!]). Volvo was not considered because parts price / availability *seems* to be a major issue. I'd appreciate any comments on your experience with these or similar engines from these manufacturers - or any others that I may have overlooked. Mike Worrall Los Angeles |
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