Vetus Engines, any opinions would be appreciated

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Hi,

I am in the market for a new engine. Vetus had good deals on theirs. I would appreciate any opinions on them.

Thanks and regs

Charlie
 
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very good engine,i know a lot of people who have them they all rate them.
i have just fitted a m3.09 in my konsort,24hp 3cylinder.it is smaller and lighter
than my bukh 20.the smaller range are based on the mitsubish engine,i specified
the hurth hb100 gearbox,good deal from kings lock boatyard,£3200 inc vat.
 
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I am looking at the 43 or 51hp modles. I think they are based on Mitsubishi engines.
How do they rate against the likes or Beta or Nanni?
 
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I would always favour Vetus against Beta or Nanni, especially if the price is anywhere near comparable.
 
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they do a 42hp mitsubishi based unit,and a 57hp peugeot based unit.both very good.go for the hurth gearbox option.
 

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Why go for the Hurth box? they are not the most reliable. I know of one or two cases especially with river or canal craft where they have not lasted very long and we have yet to find a satisfactory answer to the problem.

http://www.boatsthames.com/
 
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Have you checked the Yanmar, the 4 cyl is rated at 56HP and has very good power to weight ratio. Extremely reliable and spares available almost evrywhere
 

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Why? From what experiences?
If this one is at the bottom of the queue, we should deserve some explanatory words of wisdom from The Bargee
<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by colin_jones on Mon Jan 14 08:33:59 2002 (server time).</FONT></P>
 

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Re: Vetus Engines - recommended

I have a Vetus M3.10 3 cylinder Mitsubishi 22hp with a Hurth gearbox which is 12 years old and still going very well. Starts first crank and no smoke. The only Vetus parts I have needed were new cooling water hoses 2 years ago. Oils, oil filter and belt are standard items from the local car spares shop.
 
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