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I've been down this road recently for under 50 hp sailing auxiliaries
generally available for purchase in the US Here's what I found: "Marinization" is the process of adding (to a basic industrial diesel engine) Raw water pump and hoses Heat exchanger / exhaust elbow Air intake filter Basic electrics (alternator, wiring harness, engine low/high alarms etc) Bell housing, ie. everything aft of the flywheel Mounting brackets and vibration dampers Accessories (instrument panel, oil sump pump and the like) The Kubota blocks are marinzed by: Beta Universal Phasor The Mitsubishi blocks are marinized by: Westerbeke Vetus The Perkins blocks are marinized by: Volvo There are a few 'independent engine, someone else's transmission' Volkswagen Marine (very cool, IMHO but smallest is 40 hp) see: http://www.vw-m.de/index.php?L=1&id=10 Lombardini There's one completely independent (engine and transmission): Yanmar It's interesting to note that Westebeke markets both the Mitsubishi (under their banner) and the Kubota (under the Universal banner). The Mitsubishi/Westerbeke is thir 'flagship' and is about 20% more expensive than the Universal. One might decuce that either the Mitsubishi is a 'better' engine than the Kubota, or that Westerbeke takes more "care' in the marinization of the Mitsu... I've seen the Phasor at various boat shows and was impressed by their marinization - stainless steel exhaust riser, silicon hoses, decent sized alternator as standard equipment. For prices, visit a major boat show where all of these guys exhibit - play one off the other ![]() MW Los Angeles |
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