"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
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Now it is time to upgrade
my boat and I wonder why Volvo is not as popular as Yanmar?

Think Beta, they are Kubota based.

Lew


Think Beta, they are Kubota based.

Which is a tractor engine converted by several manufacturers (Universal,
Westerbeake, Sole) to a marine engine.
This may not necessarily be bad however I would prefer an engine
purpose-built as a marine engine. One thing with the Kubota, you can get
some parts cheaper by going to the tractor dealers as opposed to the marine
dealers.

Gordon Wedman wrote:

Which is a tractor engine converted by several manufacturers
(Universal,
Westerbeake, Sole) to a marine engine.
This may not necessarily be bad however I would prefer an engine
purpose-built as a marine engine. One thing with the Kubota, you
can get
some parts cheaper by going to the tractor dealers as opposed to
the marine
dealers.

Am on another list with a guy from OZ who has an extensive background
with both Yanmar and Kubota.

These days he is in the Kubota camp.

Lew

Kubota tractor diesel mechanic in our are is very good and fast.
Last year when I lost my engine far away from home the only mechanic I could
get was the Kubota mechanic.
We were in the middle of hay time and the mechanic drove about 50 miles to
get to my boat.
After proper examination his conclusion was that my Yanmar diesel crankshaft
was broken.
Although the Kubota mechanic was unable to get the diesel running I was
impress by his fast response.
Later when the engine was stripped apart it was concluded that the
crankshaft was broken in two parts.
The only place for me to buy a Beta engine is from British Columbia or the
US. I only wish we could get Beta diesel engine in Eastern Canada
"Gordon Wedman" wrote in message
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"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
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wrote:

Now it is time to upgrade
my boat and I wonder why Volvo is not as popular as Yanmar?

Think Beta, they are Kubota based.

Lew


Think Beta, they are Kubota based.

Which is a tractor engine converted by several manufacturers (Universal,
Westerbeake, Sole) to a marine engine.
This may not necessarily be bad however I would prefer an engine
purpose-built as a marine engine. One thing with the Kubota, you can get
some parts cheaper by going to the tractor dealers as opposed to the
marine dealers.

wrote:

The only place for me to buy a Beta engine is from British Columbia or the
US. I only wish we could get Beta diesel engine in Eastern Canada


Still better than getting sucker punched by Volvo, IMHO.

Lew

Lew Hodgett wrote:
wrote:

The only place for me to buy a Beta engine is from British Columbia or
the US. I only wish we could get Beta diesel engine in Eastern Canada



Still better than getting sucker punched by Volvo, IMHO.

Lew


Lew...
have you talked to these people?
http://www.eastcoastpowersystems.com/frames.html

Thanks for the information. I have just sent an email to
http://www.eastcoastpowersystems.com/frames.html asking about the Beta
diesel engine. Should this turn out to be positive it will suit us very
well in Atlantic Canada.


"Don White" wrote in message
...
Lew Hodgett wrote:
wrote:

The only place for me to buy a Beta engine is from British Columbia or
the US. I only wish we could get Beta diesel engine in Eastern Canada



Still better than getting sucker punched by Volvo, IMHO.

Lew


Lew...
have you talked to these people?
http://www.eastcoastpowersystems.com/frames.html