repowering

I posted recently about maybe needing to repower and many of you were extremely helpful in deciding on a repower and what motor to get and so on. Now I'm further along and I'm hoping to fit a Beta 20, it looks superb. I'm now hoping to find one of you who has a 30 plus with a Beta 20 (or 16 I...

Don't see any recent discussion on converting to electric power. Researching converting my E30-1. Not even seeing much new discussion on line?

I'm looking at buying a 1972 Ericson 27 with a dead outboard. This is apparently a model that came with a factory-installed outboard, but the current dead outboard is not the original one. What type of outboard should I get to replace it with? Most importantly, how much HP do I need? But...

I'm thinking of perhaps replacing my 1986 M25 with a M25XPB. Has anyone done this? I was hoping that I could just take the old engine out and drop the new one in. Is life really that simple? My current engine has a 3 point mount. The dealer felt I should go with a 4 point mount which seems to me...

Can anyone give me input on the useful life, in operating hours, of the diesel engines on '88 Ericson 38 sailboats, assuming reasonable maintenance: oil changes, etc.? I have about 5,000 hours on the engine [mostly light duty motoring in and out of the marina] and need to replace the...

I've seen a fair amount of discussion on repowering. Found this in one of my older books. It may help - hope so! To reach one half of normal speed under sail = 1hp per 110 sq ft To reach three quarters of normal speed under sail = 1hp per 55 sq ft Same average speed as under sail 1hp per 27...

Has anyone else made the conversion from inboard to transom mounted outboard power on a E 25+ or E 27 ? Is there anything beyond the obvious stuff I need to consider? I am currently trying to locate a 7.5 to 9.9hp long shaft outboard in the L.A. area and I plan to use the standard...

I recently acquired an E-35-2 and have been experiencing some problems with my engine. The undocumented engine hours are less than 500 on a 1999 Atomic 4 diesel. Should I be facing a large $$ cost for repair, I would appreciate any thoughts or comments regarding the possibility of re-powering...

Hi, I'm thinking about repowering our '77 Ericson-32 (Atomic-4). Did anybody consider repowering with a diesel-electric propulsion system (for example Glacier Bay or similar)? I'm exploring this option as an alternative to a common Diesel engine. Any thoughts or information are appreciated...

I aquired an e27 and would like to re-power with a diesel, and shaft and prop. I am replacing an atomic 4 30hp. has any one done this. I could use some feed back

I just received a quote to have a new engine installed and perhaps it is not too unreasonable. The cost is upwards of 23K with about 2k in taxes and $11,500 in labour (125 hours). At first, I was floored but then after thinking about it, it may not be too far off. This includes pulling the...

I'm seriously considering repowering. I currently have the original Universal M12 (2 cyl 10hp). Looking at wha'ts currently available, Yanmar, Westerbeke, and Beta all make engines in the 10 to 16 hp range that look like they would replace the M12 with little modification. Any thoughts or...

Somewhere on this forum someone wrote about repowering and the replacement diesel did not fit the space alotted for the motor. I have found a BMW D-50 engine for my E 30-1 Fawkes. Since I don't have the measurements of the engine I have found, I was wondering if anyone on the forum is familiar...

Howdy, I'm considering the purchase of an E-27 with the Atomic 4. The whole boat is on need of work, the motor more so than the rest. What options have others looked at for repowering? My ideal scenario would be a diesel replacement. I don't have any idea of money yet, but I'm guessing...