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Emails / letters from our satisfied customers:
Received 6/10/08
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sent: Monday, April 7, 2008
Subject: Repowering with Beta Marine
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, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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.
Don Radcliffe
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Sent:
Friday, September 28, 2007 4:54 PM
Subject: Praise for Beta
Stan, ______________________________________________________________________________________
On 08/02/2007 we received a note from Mr. Read Branch who purchased a BV1505
thanking us for a "Fantastic Engine!". ______________________________________________________________________________________
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Sent: June 20th 2007 Subject: The BD722
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!
Stanley thank you for the your help and guidance
in engine selection. you never made me feel like I was bothering you.
Keep up the good work,
Joe
Joseph A. Lucca, PT,DPT,PhD,GCS Associate Professor 313 McKinly Lab Department of Physical Therapy University of Delaware Newark, DE 19716 _________________________________________________________________________________________
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. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 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
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May 29th 2006
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"
We received this letter on September 26th 2005
This email was received on September 1st 2005
Dear Stan: 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 Cheers!!!
Capt. Lee F. Werth (Schooner "Renegade")
I have a 100 ton Masters license, but use whatever title you want or simply my
name or Renegade's.
We received this email on August 10th 2005.
----- Original Message -----
From: Tony
Lymneos
Cc: 'Tony
at home'
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 9:00 AM
Subject: A happy customer
Stanley: 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. The engine and new panel are working well. Best regards,
On February 14th 2005 we received this letter from Dennis Vitton:
Dennis
Vitton 2855
Holiday Pines Road Traverse
City, MI 49686 February
10, 2005 Stan
Feigenbaum Beta
Marine, North Carolina Ltd. PO
Box 5 11702
Hwy 306 Arapahoe, NC 28510 Dear
Stan 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. Thank
you Stan. Sincerely
yours, Dennis
Vitton
We received this in an email from Stephen Walker on February 11th 2005:
"Thanks.....I have to admit the service after the sale is excellent!"
"Walker Stephen A PSNS" <walkers@psns.navy.mil>
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