Beta Marine US Ltd. Distributors for Kubota based marine diesel engines and generators for sailboats, yachts and trawler boats.

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Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 8:47 AM

Subject: DOWNEAST 32 REPOWER

Stan

We repowered a 1979 Downeast 32 with the Beta 28, PRM 80 2.5 : 1 transmission and a 3 blade 17 10 RH PROP

We removed a Westerbeke 30 B three

Displacement: 18 000 lbs

Waterline length: 25 ft

Max RPM under load 3200 7.0 knots

2600......6.0 knots

2400.....5.5 knots

2000 ....5.0 knots

1800 ......4.5 knots

Thanks for all your help during the install. Everybody is very happy with the results.

Phillip Jones
Marine Man
2726 Shelter Island Drive #221
San Diego, CA 92106
Tel 619-990-1448
Fax 619-825-9609
www.marinemansd.com
pphiljones@aol.com

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Sent: Monday, April 7, 2008

Stanley,

Some pictures of my repowering experience in a Pearson 35 with a BETA MARINE. I thought they might be of interest to you.

http://www.hull405.com/Repowering.html

Sincerely,
Leo W. Lotowycz
I love the engine!

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Received: February 2008

Kirk Pintar of Anchorage Alaska has sent us details of his sport fisherman "Time Keeper". She is 34' overall length and weighs 8,000 lbs.
The main engine is a 190 HP diesel with a Beta14 as a wing engine using a 15"x 9" - 2 blade folding propeller. He now gets to the fishing
grounds in a hurry and uses the little Beta Marine when he is at the fishing grounds. The boat speed with the Beta is up to 5.5 Knots with
tremendous range under power.

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Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007

Subject: Final Beta Trials

Stanley,

After new bottom paint and repitching the maxprop to 22 degrees, the Beta 50hp gets Klondike (Beneteau First 456 loaded down with cruising stuff) up to a solid 8 knots at 2800 rpm. We won't spend much time motoring around at that speed, but its nice to know its there. Also put the new brush block in the 100A alternator for the external regulation, and while it maxes out at about 80A, I'm happy with that as it will last alot longer at 80 than at 100.. Thanks for all your helpful advice.

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Stan,
I wanted to let you know how relieved I am to have as reliable, quiet and smooth running an engine as the Beta 13.5HP, which was installed on my Tartan 10 racing sailboat this summer. Having acquired the boat and had it entirely overhauled, the old engine (a 9HP Farryman) proved to be unreliable and the boat was vastly underpowered. I also had a brief spell with a Universal 12HP, which was noisy and everything was difficult to access.

The Beta is a big improvement in every sense: it is much quieter, nearly 30lbs lighter than any other diesel its size, more fuel efficient and all items that require access are easy to get to. The oil pump makes changing the oil a snap.

I went with the larger of the three control panels and I feel at ease -- it seems to report everything that the engine is doing and have even been told that it can be programmed to mix up a wicked dry gin martini!

And it's been a pleasure doing business with you, and your selling partner, Mr Joe Demers -- you were both extremely knowledgeable, honest and provided me with fast service.

Finally, my crew are particularly thankful -- now the fastest T-10 in the fleet (at least under steam!), we are the first back at the docks, and thebar.

Yours,
Robert Wilson
Chicago, IL

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Good Morning Stanley, As you might remember, I installed a 20 HP BD722 in my Columbia 8.7 last fall in place of my Yanmar 2qm15. I also replaced my 15 inch 2 blade prop with a 3 blade and "wella" I had a new boat. Our boat is docked in the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal in Lewes, DE. We have to pull in and out against some very strong currents and we had a very difficult time with the Yanmar 2qm15. The quality of our docking has increased because we now have more control of our boat. We look good!

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Photo taken of a "well used" Kubota tractor which is used daily at the Sandals Resort in Montego Bay. The grounds people say parts are readily available. All they have purchased are filters, nothing else has needed replacing.

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Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 12:35 PM

Subject: Beta1505

Stanley,

Just a quick note to tell you that since I installed your B1505 engine in our Pacific Seacraft Crealock 37 we have cruised north to New England this past summer and are now cruising south to the Bahamas. We have motored in every conceivable weather condition from dead calms to roaring gales and the Beta never missed a beat. When I needed more power to blast into head-seas it was there, if I throttled back to cruising speed the engine just sipped fuel. When routine maintenance was required oil changing was a snap with the built in pump.

Many fellow cruisers have asked to see the engine after hearing that it's a Beta and more than one has said that when they have to repower that the Beta is the way they will go. I recently spoke with a fellow who also owns a Crealock 37 on the West Coast and recently re-powered with a Yanmar 4J engine. He told me that they had to do extensive cutting and rebuilding of the engine bed in order to fit the new engine into the engine compartment and it required a new shaft.. He said it was a "major job" that he couldn't have done himself. Quite different from my experience ,no cutting and reusing the same engine bed and shaft.

If anyone ever asks for the name of a customer as a reference feel free to give them my name and telephone number.

regards,

Charles Burke S/V NiftyNickers

Joe Bingham, of Bingham Boatworks in Marquette MI, installed a Beta Marine BZ482 (13.5 HP) in their customer's 30' sloop and his email included the quote below;

"The engine is a pure delight. It starts in a "blink," idles well, accepts throttle advance smoothly, its relatively quiet and very smooth -Fred"

Hurricane Emily was out there when I left Bermuda, July 2005, in "Renegade," my 32-ft. gaff-rigged schooner. The winds were light. I was alone and needed to reach the US coast quickly in case Emily turned northward. Another depression was forming to the east...no time to be playing with the drifter and topsail. Although Emily stayed well to the south, the winds remained light and I motored westward. My 28 hp Beta Marine 1005 ran perfectly for seven straight days, using less than one-half a gallon an hour on average. The Beta Marine engine is versatile, reliable, and thrifty...a truly welcome addition to "Renegade." The schooner can now punch into a head-sea, stem a foul current, or purr along in a calm

I wish to thank you for your perseverance and help in fixing the BD-1005 Deluxe Panel problem that occurred during the re-power of our Pearson 35.

You and Beta Marine provided excellent technical support and replacement parts to help us diagnose the problem.
Once the problem was traced to a fault in the original factory wiring, Beta Marine immediately replaced the entire unit.

With the summer of 2004 under the keel and 135 hours on my new Beta, BD1005, 28hp I ended the season very pleased with the new motor and prop. Thanks to you, Stan for your help and advice in install and getting the new system up and running in ”Aurora”, my 1967, Morgan 34c sailboat.

As you may remember I spend the winter of 2004 trying to decide either to overhaul or replace my 1967, oil leaking Westerbeke (Perkins 4 –107) with a Paragon transmissions. My decision to replace the 36-50 hp Westerbeke was based on the overhaul cost, $4 -5,000 and the increasing difficulty in obtaining parts for both the engine and the transmission. And even then after the time an expense of an overhaul I still would have an older engine with a transmission that is nearly impossible to obtain parts for. Your help in confirming my weeks of research as to engine type and size was a great help. It is still hard to believe that a 28hp Beta would out performs the older 36-50hp Westerbeke (Perkins) 4 - 107. But it does!

I installed the Beta 1005 myself with the help of a friend. The hardest part was getting the older, much larger Westerbeke out and new smaller and lighter Beta in. Sure, there were other problems with the install but with your help I was able resolve them. Now with a new Beta engine, prop, drive shaft, PYI-PSS dripless, and Vetus engine controls I have new confidence in taking her anywhere.

Below are some photos of the completed install and again, thanks for your help. Please feel free to have other boaters contact me or to use this letter as you please.