[C320-list] Anyone re-engined with a Vetus?

[CHARLES DICKHUT]

I re-powered over the winter with a Beta Marine engine. It is basically a marine version of a Kobata. One feature I liked was they built the mounts on the engine to match the mounts on the boat. Cost extra but worth it I think. Used the engine this summer and I am very happy with the performance. All the key maint. operations are easy to get to.


Captain Chuck Dickhut
S/V Obsession
Catalina 320 #114


-----Original Message-----
From: Graeme Clark <cg at skyflyer.co.uk>
To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Wed, Sep 30, 2015 7:31 am
Subject: [C320-list] Anyone re-engined with a Vetus?


A friend has a 320, 1996 with Westerbeke that's done 3500 hrs and various issues
with it are making him consider re-engine-ing it

As well as Yanmar he is
looking at Vetus M329 as apparently it's much easier to retrofit into the
Westerbeke space. 

Has anyone done this and have good or bad experiences to
report?

Graeme
Jaskar, hull 366

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