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

[D McC]

Max,
I don't know about those engines but we had a Yanmar 1cyl in our previous boat. It replaced a 5 year old POJ BMW that the factory installed. The only problem we ever had was with carbon fouling because we rarely ran it up to temp as we were only about 10 minutes from slip to hoist. Almost 20 years later the Yanmar is still running fine. 

~Dave

Pretty Lady #148

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--- On Wed, 6/15/11, Max Soto <maxsoto at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Max Soto <maxsoto at gmail.com>
Subject: [C38] Found a good engine here- Is it too big???
To: "Catalina 38 Listserve" <Listserve at catalina38.org>
Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2011, 6:29 PM

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!!!

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Max Soto
C38 #198 ESTANCIA
Puntarenas, Costa Rica



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