I bent a rod on my previous Yanmar 3GM and had it rebuilt. The engine ran, but very rough. Never sure how it happened but perhaps overly long cranking during start. Was not nearly as expensive as repower, but also did not add to resale value in any way I could see. Dave
On Jun 25, 2015, at 5:24 PM, Edd Schillay via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > All, > > I appreciate the comments and advice — as well as the freedom you have with > my checkbook. > > But, in the end, you’re right. I’ve heard some horror stories about rebuilds > (they sometimes don’t go 100% to specs and cut corners to get the job done > faster) and, in the end, you end up with a less than perfect 25 year-old > engine. Better to, as Steve says, “do it right, do it all the way” than “get > the job done well enough” and deal with future problems when they come — and > yes, I really think its a “when”, not an “if”. > > Also, the idea of losing two months of my season waiting for a rebuild is not > sitting well with me. Our season here in New York is short enough. I need to > be out there, on the water. You know. Boldly going. > > I’m trying to connect Farron at Beta Marine in NC with my mechanic on City > Island to discuss mounts, connections, transmission, etc. By the way, Farron > at Beta Marine USA has taken the term customer service to a whole new level. > Drawings, details, email conversations, phone calls, etc. — never once > pushing me to buy the engine — in fact, helping me troubleshoot what could be > wrong and options for keeping the existing one. If you’re ever in repower > mode, whether you go with Beta or not, this man is a wonderful resource for > information. > > I’m very close to pulling the phaser trigger and buying a Beta 30. Will let > you know how it goes. > > 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 > > > > >> On Jun 25, 2015, at 11:08 AM, Stevan Plavsa via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> One thing that hasn't been mentioned, far as I can tell, is that a new >> engine will add to the resale. Maybe not a lot but when I was shopping for >> boats one advertised as having a "new engine" told a better story of it's >> owner than one advertised with rebuilt or used repowers. >> >> It's a "did it right, did it all the way" vs "got the job done well enough" >> type of story. >> >> Steve >> Suhana, C&C 32 >> Toronto >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT
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