Edd, I am currently working with Al at Schooner Bay Imported Engines (who provide most of the listing at Diesel Engine Trader). A Yanmar 3GMF30 was advertised on a 3-week lead time and I am (hopefully) going to get it shipped 6 weeks from order date. Just my experience; I'm not saying it is typical, but his reasoning is that he's rushed off his feet at present, which would not bode well for your order.
Tim Mojito C&C 35-3 (currently non-auxiliary sloop) Branford, CT On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 4:25 PM, Edd Schillay via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Charlie, > > The Enterprise’s displacement is 18,500 and Farron at Beta thought that > the 30 would be the best fit to get the boat to it’s normal 7+ knots under > power with the two-blade prop. > > I’m having trouble reconciling the $14,000 price tag (engine, shipping, > est. labor), but the idea of a new engine is attractive as well as being > back on the water in a couple of weeks. For a rebuild, I think I’m looking > at, at best, mid August. > > I’m trying to hunt down a replacement in a better price range. > > PS — Thanks to Lister Josh Muckley for a lead at dieselenginetrader.com. > Al doesn’t have a M-35 in stock, so I’m looking at 4-6 weeks with him. > > > All the best, > > Edd > > > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B > City Island, NY > Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jun 24, 2015, at 3:55 PM, Charlie Nelson via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Just a thought Edd: > > I repowered my 13,600 lb displacement C&C 36 XL/kcb (1995) with a Beta 25 > after the Yanmar 30 GM? > blew a head gasket at about 11 years of use (operator/system error!). > > It was a perfect match as well and all-in it was about $10K including > install, etc. > > I bring it up only because your 37 is probably not much more displaement > than my 36 and the Beta 25 gets mine to hull speed > in any coastal weather I would care to be in! > > You might at least run that by the Beta guru, who I agree is excellent. > > Charlie Nelson > Water Phantom > > cenel...@aol.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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