[C38] Found a good engine here- Is it too big???

[Steven Ribble]

40hp sounds good, 3" exhaust doesn't. That said, if I had to choose I'd go
for the fewer hours...don't want to do it again

Steve R
On Jun 15, 2011 9:29 PM, "Max Soto" <maxsoto at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everybody,
>
> A couple of yanmars have been removed from a cat here, one is a Yanmar
3JH4E
> in very good condition with just 552 hours and only four years old. The
> engine is also 3 cylinder, weights 20lbs less with exactly the same size
as
> my Universal 5424. The main difference is that tis engine has 40hp. Is the
> same engine that Catalina Yachts installs on their new Catalina 387. Which
> has a similar weight as ours. I haven't heard of any C38 with this engine
> yet...
> What I don't like is that yanmar recommends a 3" exhaust....
>
> So what do you think about the big yanmar???? need votes!!!!
>
> The other yanmar is smaller... is a 3GM30 27 hp, which I know that it
fits,
> but this one has 912 hours and is much older.......
>
> All comments will be appreciated!!!
>
> --
> Max Soto
> C38 #198 ESTANCIA
> Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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