A few words about the engine. We knew that the transmission would not shift into reverse per the previous owner. Once I dug into trying to figure out what was wrong...I found out. It appears the transmission was run dry of oil. So the outcome is not good. I put in some oil and found that it all drained out by the next day. There is factory installed drain pan in the boat to keep oil out of the bilge. So no oil went down there! The engine ran during the survey, but come to find out there was no oil in that either. The wet muffler bottom had rusted out so we could not run it long. So we are now saving up for a new engine and transmission. If you care to donate toward that just let me know! The engine is a Volvo MD11B, it is a two cylinder 25HP. The parts for Volvo's is so expensive it is not worth rebuilding. Plus 25 horses for a near 20,000 lb boat is a bit on the lite side! I will remove the engine and try and sell it or at least parts from it. It is a shame about the motor as it only has 45 hours on it. This poor boat was just plain neglected all the way around. But those days are over for her!
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| Looking aft from the salon into the engine room. |
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| Here is the transmission and the clean aft bilge. |
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| Here is the main way to get into the engine room. Remove the cockpit floor....but it is heavy! |
Hello! I get so giddy when I hear about people replacing engines in a Westsail. The Beta Marine 38 we put in ours is GREAT! We even put together an photo instruction manual on how to install it yourself. Bud Taplin has it and is a dealer of these engines.
ReplyDeleteSo curious to see what you end up going with.
Dani
Oh that would help alot! How do I get a copy? We are saving up to repower with the Beta Marine 38. How does it peform for you?
ReplyDeleteWe Love it. It's quieter than the motor we had, starts up everytime and at max running throttle in calm conditions I think we can get 5.5 or 6 knots out of it.
DeleteThe maintenace is also "user Friendly". There is a pump on the top to pump out the oil for changing and everything else is easy to get to.
I can't say enough good thing about it, although I might feel this way with any new engine. After reading so many stories from people about engine trouble having a reliable engine I feel I can depend on is worth the price tag for sure!
To get a manual I imagine you should just email Bud. He made it so that people could install the engines themselves. Tate helped him make it so it has actual photos from our install. We also have a copy. Bud is a dealer for the Beta's and got us a better price by ALOT than anywhere else. He will come help you install it if you need for a very fair price. Seeing as how he is right down the road from you, you may want to check into it.
We had him fly out to help us for 1.5 days and it was invaluable. He helped with the new engine plates and mounting. We hooked up everything else.
Also on our blog if you haven't found it yet, there is an "Engine Room refit" link on the right side. There you will find all of the posts of the engine installation and related systems (fuel, raw water, engine panel)
Dani
Oh yeah, and I forgot to mention that one of the best things Bud did for us with the engine installation is before he arrived he mailed us all of the material we would need.
DeleteMounting Plates, screws, bolts, etc etc. It was so nice because he knew exactly what size and how many to get of each thing. It was very plug and play compared to going to the store and looking for everything.
I figured I would be going with Bud for my install also. I briefly spoke with him about it about a month ago. Just saving up for it now!
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